Lenovo ThinkPad 385D User's Guide for TP 380XD, TP 385XD - Page 215
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Glossary pointing device such as a TrackPoint III or mouse to select a particular function or software application. partial suspend mode. A kind of suspend mode where only a part of the system components uses power. IDE. Integrated device electronics. IR. Infrared. password. A series of letters or numbers that you designate to restrict access to your computer. ISA. Industry standard architecture. ISO. International Organization for Standardization. JEIDA. Japan Electronics Industry Development Association. PC Card. A card that is based on the PC Card standard. PCMCIA. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. pel. Picture element. kilobyte (KB). 1024 bytes. LAN. Local area network. MCI. Media Control Interface. megabyte (MB). 1024 kilobytes. About 1 million bytes. memory. Often referred to as random-access memory (RAM), measured in kilobytes (KB) or megabytes (MB) of information. MHz. Megahertz. microcode. One or more microinstructions used in a product as an alternative to hard-wired circuitry to implement functions of a processor or other system component. MIDI. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. modem. A device that connects your computer to a telephone line, allowing it to communicate with another computer at another location. parallel port. A port used to attach such devices as dot-matrix printers and input/output units; it transmits data 1 byte at a time. picture element. In computer graphics, the smallest element of a display surface that can be independently assigned color and intensity. pixel. Picture element. pointing device. An instrument, such as a mouse, TrackPoint III, or joystick, that is used to move a pointer on the screen. pop-up menu. On the display screen, a menu that emerges in an upward direction from a particular point or line on a display screen. POST. Power-on self-test. prompt. A visual or audible message sent by a program to request the user's response. pull-down menu. On the display screen, a menu that emerges in a downward direction from a point or line at or near the top of the screen. reboot. To restart all operations of the computer as if the power had just been turned on. resume. To begin computer operations again from suspend mode. Glossary 195