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The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents. Abbreviation for ampere(s). Abbreviation for alternating current. from operating system and utility software. Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A text file containing only characters from the ASCII character set (usually created with a text editor, such as MS-DOS® Editor or Notepad in Windows), is called an ASCII file. An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the computer's system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the computer by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device. Examples of adapter cards include network cards, sound boards, and SCSI adapters. Abbreviation for analog-to-digital converter. Abbreviation for Autodesk Device Interface. Abbreviation for artificial intelligence. Acronym for American National Standards Institute. Software designed to help you perform a specific task, such as a spreadsheet or word processor. Applications are distinct Acronym for application-specific integrated circuit. Advanced SCSI programming interface. When you boot your computer, MS-DOS runs any commands contained in the text file, autoexec.bat (after running any commands in the config.sys file). An autoexec.bat file is not required to boot MS-DOS, but provides a convenient place to run commands that are essential for setting up a consistent computing environment-such as loading mouse or network software. A copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, you should back up your computer's hard-disk drive on a regular basis. Before making a change to the configuration of your computer, you should back up important start-up files, such as autoexec.bat and config.sys for MS-DOS or win.ini and system.ini for Windows. Glossary 1

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Glossary
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*ORVVDU\
T
he following list defines or identifies
technical terms, abbreviations, and acro-
nyms used in Dell user documents.
Abbreviation for ampere(s).
Abbreviation for alternating current.
An expansion card that plugs into an
expansion-card connector on the comput-
er’s system board. An adapter card adds
some specialized function to the comput-
er by providing an interface between the
expansion bus and a peripheral device. Ex-
amples of adapter cards include network
cards, sound boards, and SCSI adapters.
Abbreviation for analog-to-digital
converter.
Abbreviation for Autodesk Device
Interface.
Abbreviation for artificial intelligence.
Acronym for American National Standards
Institute.
Software designed to help you perform a
specific task, such as a spreadsheet or
word processor. Applications are distinct
from operating system and utility
software.
Acronym for American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. A text file con-
taining only characters from the ASCII
character set (usually created with a text
editor, such as MS-DOS
®
Editor or Note-
pad in Windows), is called an ASCII file.
Acronym for application-specific integrat-
ed circuit.
Advanced SCSI programming interface.
When you boot your computer, MS-DOS
runs any commands contained in the text
file,
autoexec.bat
(after running any com-
mands in the
config.sys
file). An
autoexec.bat
file is not required to boot
MS-DOS, but provides a convenient place
to run commands that are essential for
setting up a consistent computing envi-
ronment—such as loading mouse or
network software.
A copy of a program or data file. As a
precaution, you should back up your
computer’s hard-disk drive on a regular
basis. Before making a change to the con-
figuration of your computer, you should
back up important start-up files, such as
autoexec.bat
and
config.sys
for
MS-DOS or
win.ini
and
system.ini
for
Windows.