Dell XPS M2010 Owner's Manual

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Glossary 187SXGA — super-extended graphics array — A videostandard for video cards and controllers that supportsresolutions up to 1280 x 1024.SXGA+ — super-extended graphics array plus — A videostandard for video cards and controllers that supportsresolutions up to 1400 x 1050.system board — The main circuit board in your computer.Also known as the motherboard.system setup — A utility that serves as an interfacebetween the computer hardware and the operatingsystem. System setup allows you to configure user-selectable options in the BIOS, such as date and time.Unless you understand what effect the settings have onthe computer, do not change the settings for this program.TTAPI — telephony application programming interface —Enables Windows programs to operate with a wide varietyof telephony devices, including voice, data, fax, and video.text editor — A program used to create and edit files thatcontain only text; for example, Windows Notepad uses atext editor. Text editors do not usually provide word wrapor formatting functionality (the option to underline,change fonts, and so on).TPM — trusted platform module — A hardware-basedsecurity feature that when combined with securitysoftware enhances network and computer security byenabling features such as file and e-mail protection.travel module — A plastic device designed to fit insidethe module bay of a portable computer to reduce theweight of the computer.UUMA — unified memory allocation — System memorydynamically allocated to video.UPS — uninterruptible power supply — A backup powersource used when the electrical power fails or drops to anunacceptable voltage level. A UPS keeps a computerrunning for a limited amount of time when there is noelectrical power. UPS systems typically provide surgesuppression and may also provide voltage regulation.Small UPS systems provide battery power for a fewminutes to enable you to shut down your computer.USB — universal serial bus — A hardware interface for alow-speed device such as a USB-compatible keyboard,mouse, joystick, scanner, set of speakers, printer,broadband devices (DSL and cable modems), imagingdevices, or storage devices. Devices are plugged directly into a 4-pin socket on your computer or in to a multi-porthub that plugs in to your computer. USB devices can beconnected and disconnected while the computer is turnedon, and they can also be daisy-chained together.UTP — unshielded twisted pair — Describes a type ofcable used in most telephone networks and somecomputer networks. Pairs of unshielded wires are twistedto protect against electromagnetic interference, ratherthan relying on a metal sheath around each pair of wires toprotect against interference.UXGA — ultra extended graphics array — A videostandard for video cards and controllers that supportsresolutions up to 1600 x 1200.Vvideo controller — The circuitry on a video card or on thesystem board (in computers with an integrated videocontroller) that provides the video capabilities—incombination with the monitor—for your computer.video memory — Memory that consists of memory chipsdedicated to video functions. Video memory is usuallyfaster than system memory. The amount of video memoryinstalled primarily influences the number of colors that aprogram can display.video mode — A mode that describes how text andgraphics are displayed on a monitor. Graphics-basedsoftware, such as Windows operating systems, displays invideo modes that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by yvertical pixels by z colors. Character-based software, suchas text editors, displays in video modes that can bedefined as x columns by y rows of characters.video resolution — See resolution.