User`s guide

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Firmware
The firmware is a program to control the hardware of the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer. It is
downloaded from your computer to the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer and controls, among
others, data transfer or the measurement procedures.
Flow Cytometry
A method to detect cells with certain properties. In a continuous stream, stained cells
pass through a light beam. The emitted fluorescence is used for counting and
differentiation.
Flow Cytometry Standard—FCS
The FCS file format is the standard format used in flow cytometry to exchange data
between several applications.
G
GIF file
Graphics Interchange Format, GIF is a graphics file format that uses a compression
scheme originally developed by CompuServe. Because GIF files are compressed, the file
can be quickly and easily transmitted over a network. This is why it is the most commonly
used graphics format on the World Wide Web.
H
Histogram
Histograms are bar charts to display, for example, a frequency distribution.