Xplore Technologies Corp. I6205-XPL Manual Do Utilizador

Kilobyte (KB). A unit of 1024 bytes measuring storage space, 
typically in memory or on storage media such as a diskette or hard 
disk drive.

Local area network (LAN). Assembly of separate computers into an 
integrated network that connects the various computers together and 
to common devices such as printers and fax machines.

Light Emitting Diode (LED). A semiconductor device that emits 
light when a current is applied.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). liquid crystal sealed between two 
sheets of glass coated with transparent conducting material. Applying 
a voltage between the glass sheets darkens the liquid crystal to 
provide contrast to lighted portions of the display.

Megabyte (MB). A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes.

Megahertz (MHz). a unit of wave frequency that equals 1 million 
cycles per second.

Modem. A device that connects your computer to a telephone line, 
allowing it to communicate with another computer at another 
location.

Pen. See stylus.

Peripheral device. An input/output device that is external to the 
central processor and/or main memory such as a printer or scanner.

Pixel. Picture elements (tiny dots) that compose a screen image. 

Port. The electrical connection through which the computer sends 
and receives data to and from devices or other computers.

Program. A set of instructions a computer can execute to tell the 
system what to do and how to do it.

RAID 0. Two drives appear in Windows as one larger drive (two 
80GB drives appear as one 160GB drive).