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Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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URL

Uniform Resource Locator. A standard way of specifying the location of an

object, such as an

HTML

document, on the Internet. Examples of URLs

include the following:

http://www.dell.com

http://support.dell.com

ftp.dell.com

mailto:[email protected]

The part before the first colon specifies the access scheme or protocol.

Commonly implemented schemes include

FTP

and

http

. The part after the

colon is interpreted according to the access scheme and can introduce an

IP

address

, indicate a path or file on a server, or locate a particular position within

a specified document.

USB

Universal Serial Bus. An interface for

devices

such as keyboards, joysticks,

scanners, speakers, or printers, that provides a maximum transfer speed of

12

Mb

/second. Devices plug directly into a four-pin connector on your

computer or into a multiport hub that connects to your computer. USB is

hot-swappable

, and up to 127 devices can be connected in daisy-chain

manner.

UTP

Unshielded twisted pair. A common type of copper wiring used for telephone

systems and

Ethernet

networks. To reduce electromagnetic induction

between pairs of wires, sometimes called “crosstalk,” two insulated copper

wires are wound around each other to form a “twisted pair.” See also

STP

.

V

Volt. A measurement of electric potential and electromotive force. If one volt

is applied to a resistance of one ohm, a current of one ampere will flow across

the resistance.

VAC

Volt(s)

alternating current (

AC

).

VDC

Volt(s)

direct current (

DC

).

VRM

Voltage regulator module. A component installed on the system board that

senses the voltage requirements for a

microprocessor

and ensures that the

correct voltage is maintained.