Dell LATITUDE C510 - Manual (Page 157)

to play a CD.
CD-RW drive - A drive that can read CDs and write to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs)
discs. You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can write to CD-R discs only once.
cm - centimeter
A metric unit of measure equal to 0.39 inch.
cm/sec - centimeters per second
Control Panel - A utility that allows you to modify operating system and hardware settings, such as
display settings.
controller - Chips that control the transfer of data between the microprocessor and memory or between
the microprocessor and devices.
cursor - The marker on a display or screen that shows where the next keyboard, touch pad, or mouse
action will occur. It often is a blinking solid line or an underline character, or a small arrow.
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device - Hardware such as a disk drive, printer, or keyboard that is installed in or connected to your
computer.
device driver - See driver.
DMA - direct memory access
A channel that allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the microprocessor.
docking station - See APR.
DRAM - dynamic random-access memory
Memory that stores information in integrated circuits containing capacitors.
driver - Software that allows the operating system to control a device such as a printer. Many devices will
not work properly if the correct driver is not installed in the computer.