Sony PCG-GRZ660 User Manual - Page 115
Resolution, RGB signal cable, SDRAM, Standard RAM, System recovery, Definition
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Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary Term PSTN RAM Resolution RGB signal cable SDRAM SELV Standard RAM System recovery nN 114 Definition PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) refers to the plain old telephone service, the national telecommunication networks implementing voice transmission by using analog signals. Short for Random Access Memory, the memory used to run programs and store data in current use. RAM is the fastest kind of memory to read from and write to. Information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off the computer. The higher the RAM capacity, the faster your current data can be processed. The degree of sharpness and clarity of an image. Resolution is expressed in pixels. Frequent computer screen resolutions are 640 x 480 pixels (VGA resolution; appropriate for a 14-inch screen), 800 x 600 (appropriate for a 15-inch screen), 1,024 by 768 (appropriate for a 17-inch screen), and 1,280 by 1,024. LCD displays usually use a higher resolution than a CRT of the same size. RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue. A cable that requires separate transmission types for the three colours on the display. Synchronous DRAM is a kind of dynamic random access memory running at a much higher clock speed than regular memory. Short for Safety Extra Low Voltage. A secondary circuit which is so designed and protected that its voltages do not exceed a safe value under normal operating conditions. The amount of RAM that is available on your computer when you purchase it. A recovery process that enables you to recover the hard disk image initially available on the computer. Performing a system recovery is useful in the event of a serious system crash or if you want to modify the size of your partitions.