User's Manual

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FSB — front side bus — The data path and physical interface between the
microprocessor and RAM.
FTP — file transfer protocol — A standard Internet protocol used to exchange
files between computers connected to the Internet.
G
G— gravity — A measurement of weight and force.
GB — gigabyte — A measurement of data storage that equals 1024 MB
(1,073,741,824 bytes). W hen used to refer to hard drive storage, the term is often
rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.
GH
Z — gigahertz — A measurement of frequency that equals one thousand
million Hz, or one thousand MHz. The speeds for computer microprocessors, buses,
and interfaces are often measured in GHz.
GRAPHI CS MODE — A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y
vertical pixels by z colors. Graphics modes can display an unlimited variety of shapes
and fonts.
GUI — graphical user interface — Software that interacts with the user by means
of menus, windows, and icons. Most programs that operate on the Windows
operating systems are GUIs.
H
HARD DRI VE — A drive that reads and writes data on a hard disk. The terms hard
drive and hard disk are often used interchangeably.
HEAT SI NK — A metal plate on some microprocessors that helps dissipate heat.
HELP FI LE — A file that contains descriptive or instructional information about a
product. Some help files are associated with a particular program, such as Help in
Microsoft Word. Other help files function as stand-alone reference sources. Help
files typically have a filename extension of .hlp or .chm.
HI BERNATE M ODE — A power management mode that saves everything in
memory to a reserved space on the hard drive and then turns off the computer.
W hen you restart the computer, the memory information that was saved to the hard
drive is automatically restored.
HTML — hypertext markup language — A set of codes inserted into an Internet
web page intended for display on an Internet browser.
HTTP — hypertext transfer protocol — A protocol for exchanging files between
computers connected to the Internet.