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Glossary

Release 04/02

Glossary-5

Panel PC 670 Computing Unit, Equipment Manual

S

SCSI interface

Small Computer System Interface. Interface for connecting SCSI devices (for
example, hard disks, CD-ROM drives)

SETUP (BIOS Setup)

A program which defines information about the device configuration. The device
configuration of the SIMATIC PC is preset. Changes have to be made when a
memory expansion module, new modules or drives have to be activated.

T

TFT display

Thin-film transistor color display

U

USB port

(Universal Serial Bus) for connecting devices to the USB port.

V

V.24 interface

The V.24 interface is a standard interface for data transmission, and printers,
modems, etc. can be connected to it.

VGA port

(Video Graphics Array) for connecting an external monitor, 15-pin, sub-D
connectors, sockets.

W

Warm restart

By warm restart we mean a restart after a program abort. The operating system is
reloaded and started. A warm restart is performed by pressing the keys CTRL+
ALT+ DEL.