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Controllers for standard peripheral devices, such as the keyboard Various ROM chips Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board. characters. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad (in Windows) are text editors, for example. Most word processors use proprietary file formats containing binary characters, although some can read and write text files. System diskette is a synonym for bootable diskette. System memory is a synonym for RAM. System Setup program options allow you to configure your computer's hardware. Some options in the System Setup program require that you reboot the computer in order to make a hardwareconfiguration change. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any options that you set remain in effect until you change them again. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment. Among other things, the system.ini file records which video, mouse, and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows. Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the system.ini file. On other occasions, you may need to change or add options to the system.ini file manually with a text editor, such as Notepad. See video mode. Abbreviation for thin film transistor. A flatpanel display for notebook computers where each pixel is controlled by one to four transistors. Abbreviation for tracks per inch. Abbreviation for terminate-and-stayresident. A TSR program runs "in the background." Most TSR programs implement a predefined key combination (sometimes referred to as a "hot key") that allows you to activate the TSR program's interface while running another MS-DOS program. When you finish using the TSR program, you can return to the other application program and leave the TSR program resident in memory for later use. Because MS-DOS is not designed to support multiple programs running simultaneously, TSR programs can sometimes cause memory conflicts. When troubleshooting, rule out the possibility of such a conflict by rebooting your computer without starting any TSR programs. Some devices, especially disk drives, contain a terminator to absorb and dissipate excess current. When more than one such device is connected in a series, you may need to remove the terminator-or change a jumper setting to disable it-unless it is the last device in the series. However, some devices have terminators that should never be removed or disabled. An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of ASCII Abbreviation for television. Abbreviation for Underwriters Laboratories. Abbreviation for upper memory blocks. See also conventional memory, HMA, memory manager, and upper memory area. Glossary 13

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Glossary
13
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Controllers for standard peripheral
devices, such as the keyboard
²
Various ROM chips
Frequently used synonyms for system
board are
motherboard
and
logic board
.
V\VWHP±GLVNHWWH
System diskette is a synonym for
bootable
diskette
.
V\VWHP±PHPRU\
System memory is a synonym for
RAM
.
6\VWHP±6HWXS±SURJUDP
System Setup program options allow you
to configure your computer’s hardware.
Some options in the System Setup
program require that you reboot the
computer in order to make a hardware-
configuration change. Because the Sys-
tem Setup program is stored in NVRAM,
any options that you set remain in effect
until you change them again.
V\VWHP³LQL
±ILOH
When you start Windows, it consults the
system.ini
file to determine a variety of
options for the Windows operating
environment. Among other things, the
system.ini
file records which video, mouse,
and keyboard drivers are installed for
Windows.
Running the Control Panel or Windows
Setup program may change options in the
system.ini
file. On other occasions, you
may need to change or add options to the
system.ini
file manually with a text editor,
such as Notepad.
WHUPLQDWRU
Some devices, especially disk drives, con-
tain a terminator to absorb and dissipate
excess current. When more than one
such device is connected in a series, you
may need to remove the terminator—or
change a jumper setting to disable it—un-
less it is the last device in the series.
However, some devices have terminators
that should never be removed or disabled.
WH[W±HGLWRU
An application program for editing text
files consisting exclusively of ASCII
characters. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad
(in Windows) are text editors, for exam-
ple. Most word processors use
proprietary file formats containing binary
characters, although some can read and
write text files.
WH[W±PRGH
See
video mode
.
7)7
Abbreviation for thin film transistor. A flat-
panel display for notebook computers
where each pixel is controlled by one to
four transistors.
WSL
Abbreviation for tracks per inch.
765
Abbreviation for terminate-and-stay-
resident. A TSR program runs “in the
background.” Most TSR programs imple-
ment a predefined key combination
(sometimes referred to as a “hot key”)
that allows you to activate the TSR pro-
gram’s interface while running another
MS-DOS program. When you finish using
the TSR program, you can return to the
other application program and leave the
TSR program resident in memory for later
use.
Because MS-DOS is not designed to
support multiple programs running simul-
taneously, TSR programs can sometimes
cause memory conflicts. When trouble-
shooting, rule out the possibility of such a
conflict by rebooting your computer with-
out starting any TSR programs.
79
Abbreviation for television.
8/
Abbreviation for Underwriters
Laboratories.
80%
Abbreviation for upper memory blocks.
See also
conventional memory
,
HMA
,
memory manager
, and
upper memory
area
.