Dell Inspiron 3500 User Manual
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Glossary: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3500 Portable Computer System Reference
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A
A
Abbreviation for ampere(s).
AC
Abbreviation for alternating current.
AC Adapter
An external power supply that converts AC power to DC power for a portable computer. The AC adapter's cable connects to the portable
computer. A power cable connects the AC adapter to an electrical outlet.
active-matrix display
A type of display that uses thin-film transistors. These transistors allow each picture element to be turned on or off.
ADI
Abbreviation for Autodesk Device Interface.
AGP
Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port. AGP is a dedicated graphics port that provides a faster interface between the video subsystem and
the system memory than a PCI graphics device and allows conventional memory to be used for video-related tasks. The improved interface
enables AGP to deliver a smooth, true-color video image.
ANSI
Acronym for American National Standards Institute.
application program
Software, such as a spreadsheet or word processor, designed to help you perform a specific task or series of tasks. Application programs run
from the operating system.
ASCII
Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASIC
Acronym for application-specific integrated circuit.
ATA
Abbreviation for Advanced Technology Attachment.
attribute
As it relates to DMI, an attribute is a piece of information related to a component. Attributes can be combined to form groups. If an attribute is
defined as read-write, it may be defined by a management application.
autoexec.bat file
The autoexec.bat file is executed when you boot your computer (after executing any commands in the config.sys file). This start-up file contains
commands that define the characteristics of each device connected to your computer, and it finds and executes programs stored in locations other
than the active directory.