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folder. A file used to store and organize documents. fuel gauge. An indicator on the screen that constantly shows the current power status of the battery pack. HDD. Hard disk drive. HHR. Half-horizontal resolution. hibernation mode. One of the powersaving methods that stores data and applications running in the computer's memory on the hard disk. During hibernation, the computer is automatically turned off to save power. When power is turned on again, the computer immediately restores the same data and applications as when hibernation mode started, without restarting the operating system. high-performance mode. A method of increasing the access time of video memories for DSTN LCDs, to produce highquality video on an external monitor (CRT). high-resolution mode. Video resolutions that are greater than 640 x 480 pels. HPA. High performance addressing. Hot docking. Dock the computer to the docking station with the computer is powered on. icon. A graphic symbol, displayed on a screen, that a user can point to with a pointing device such as a TrackPoint or mouse to select a particular function or software application. IDE. Integrated device electronics. IR. Infrared. IRQ. Interrupt request. ISA. Industry standard architecture. ISO. International Organization for Standardization. JEIDA. Japan Electronics Industry Development Association. kilobyte (KB). 1024 bytes. LAN. Local area network. LCD. Liquid crystal display. LPT1 or LPT2. The name you can assign a parallel port to specify its address. See also parallel port. mAh. Milliampere hours. MCI. Media Control Interface. megabyte (MB). 1024 kilobytes. About 1 million bytes. memory. Often referred to as randomaccess 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. Glossary 153

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folder
.
A file used to store and organize
documents.
fuel gauge
.
An indicator on the screen
that constantly shows the current power
status of the battery pack.
HDD
.
Hard disk drive.
HHR
.
Half-horizontal resolution.
hibernation mode
.
One of the power-
saving methods that stores data and
applications running in the computer's
memory on the hard disk. During
hibernation, the computer is automatically
turned off to save power. When power is
turned on again, the computer imme-
diately restores the same data and appli-
cations as when hibernation mode
started, without restarting the operating
system.
high-performance mode
.
A method of
increasing the access time of video mem-
ories for DSTN LCDs, to produce high-
quality video on an external monitor
(CRT).
high-resolution mode
.
Video resol-
utions that are greater than 640 x 480
pels.
HPA
.
High performance addressing.
Hot docking
.
Dock the computer to the
docking station with the computer is
powered on.
icon
.
A graphic symbol, displayed on a
screen, that a user can point to with a
pointing device such as a TrackPoint or
mouse to select a particular function or
software application.
IDE
.
Integrated device electronics.
IR
. Infrared.
IRQ
.
Interrupt request.
ISA
.
Industry standard architecture.
ISO
.
International Organization for
Standardization.
JEIDA
.
Japan Electronics Industry
Development Association.
kilobyte (KB)
.
1024 bytes.
LAN
.
Local area network.
LCD
.
Liquid crystal display.
LPT1 or LPT2
.
The name you can
assign a parallel port to specify its
address. See also parallel port.
mAh
.
Milliampere hours.
MCI
.
Media Control Interface.
megabyte (MB)
.
1024 kilobytes. About
1 million bytes.
memory
.
Often referred to as random-
access memory (RAM), measured in kilo-
bytes (KB) or megabytes (MB) of
information.
MHz
. Megahertz.
microcode
.
One or more microin-
structions used in a product as an alter-
native to hard-wired circuitry to
implement functions of a processor or
other system component.
MIDI
.
Musical Instrument Digital Inter-
face.
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.
Glossary
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