Dell Inspiron 531S Owner's  Manual - Page 190

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B battery life span - The length of time (years) during which a portable computer battery is able to be depleted and recharged. battery operating time - The length of time (minutes or hours) that a portable computer battery powers the computer. BIOS - basic input/output system - A program (or utility) that serves as an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. Unless you understand what effect these settings have on the computer, do not change them. Also referred to as system setup. bit - The smallest unit of data interpreted by your computer. Bluetooth® wireless technology - A wireless technology standard for short-range (9 m [29 feet]) networking devices that allows for enabled devices to automatically recognize each other. boot sequence - Specifies the order of the devices from which the computer attempts to boot. bootable CD - A CD that you can use to start your computer. In case your hard drive is damaged or your computer has a virus, ensure that you always have a bootable CD or floppy disk available. Your Drivers and Utilities (or ResourceCD) is a bootable CD. bootable disk - A disk that you can use to start your computer. In case your hard drive is damaged or your computer has a virus, ensure that you always have a bootable CD or floppy disk available. bps - bits per second - The standard unit for measuring data transmission speed. BTU - British thermal unit - A measurement of heat output. bus - A communication pathway between the components in your computer. bus speed - The speed, given in MHz, that indicates how fast a bus can transfer information. byte - The basic data unit used by your computer. A byte is usually equal to 8 bits. C C - Celsius - A temperature measurement scale where 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point of water. cache - A special high-speed storage mechanism which can be either a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. The cache enhances the efficiency of many processor operations. L1 cache - Primary cache stored inside the processor. 190 Glossary

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Glossary
B
battery life span
— The length of time (years) during which a portable computer
battery is able to be depleted and recharged.
battery operating time
— The length of time (minutes or hours) that a portable
computer battery powers the computer.
BIOS
— basic input/output system — A program (or utility) that serves as an
interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. Unless you
understand what effect these settings have on the computer, do not change them. Also
referred to as
system setup
.
bit
— The smallest unit of data interpreted by your computer.
Bluetooth
®
wireless technology
— A wireless technology standard for short-range
(9 m [29 feet]) networking devices that allows for enabled devices to automatically
recognize each other.
boot sequence
— Specifies the order of the devices from which the computer
attempts to boot.
bootable CD
— A CD that you can use to start your computer. In case your hard drive
is damaged or your computer has a virus, ensure that you always have a bootable CD
or floppy disk available. Your
Drivers and Utilities
(or
ResourceCD
) is a bootable CD.
bootable disk
— A disk that you can use to start your computer. In case your hard
drive is damaged or your computer has a virus, ensure that you always have a bootable
CD or floppy disk available.
bps
— bits per second — The standard unit for measuring data transmission speed.
BTU
— British thermal unit — A measurement of heat output.
bus
— A communication pathway between the components in your computer.
bus speed
— The speed, given in MHz, that indicates how fast a bus can transfer
information.
byte
— The basic data unit used by your computer. A byte is usually equal to 8 bits.
C
C
— Celsius — A temperature measurement scale where 0° is the freezing point and
100° is the boiling point of water.
cache
— A special high-speed storage mechanism which can be either a reserved
section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. The cache
enhances the efficiency of many processor operations.
L1 cache
— Primary cache stored inside the processor.