Compaq 1400 Laptop User Manual


 
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LOSSARY
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1400 S
ERIES
sur
g
e protector
A device that protects a
computer from fluctuations in power. A
sur
g
e protector re
g
ulates the flow of
electricit
y
to the computer and prevents
hi
g
h-volta
g
e sur
g
es from dama
g
in
g
the equipment.
SVGA (super video
g
raphics arra
y
)
A video displa
y
standard that offers
g
reater
resolution and color depth than VGA. The
resolution (clarit
y
and sharpness) of an
ima
g
e is determined b
y
the number of
pixels that can be displa
y
ed per square
inch. Color depth is determined b
y
the
number of colors (from 256 to 16 million)
that can be displa
y
ed simultaneousl
y
. The
number of both pixels and colors is limited
b
y
the amount of video memor
y
on the
SVGA s
y
stem. See also pixel.
7
taskbar
See Windows taskbar.
8
upload
To send information to another
computer on the Internet.
UPS (uninterruptible power suppl
y
)
A device that provides a short-term backup
power suppl
y
, as well as sur
g
e protection.
URL (uniform resource locator)
The
address of a Web site, such as
www.compaq.com.
USB port (universal serial bus port)
A connector for plu
gg
in
g
in multiple,
ultra-hi
g
h-speed peripherals. USB ports
are
g
raduall
y
replacin
g
serial ports and
parallel ports and eliminatin
g
the need for
so man
y
connectors and so man
y
cables.
(Multiple USB peripherals can be linked
to
g
ether in a chain to share the same port.)
Windows 98 included a built-in driver for
USB peripherals. Windows Millennium
supports a new USB standard that is 40
times faster than the previous standard. See
also serial port and parallel port.
See also peripheral.
Usenet (users’ network)
A world-wide
network of computers set up to transmit
messa
g
es to news
g
roups. See also
newsgroups.
9
V.90 standard
A standard adopted in
1998 to resolve two competin
g
technolo
g
ies for 56Kbps modems. (If
y
our
modem does not conform to the V.90
standard,
y
ou can visit the manufacturers
Web site and download
a software up
g
rade.)
video phone
See Internet phone.