User's Manual

190 Glossary
ISA
Acronym for Industry-Standard Architecture. A 16-bit
expansion bus design. The expansion-card connectors
in an ISA computer are also compatible with 8-bit ISA
expansion cards.
ITE
Abbreviation for information technology equipment.
jumper
Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or
more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs
containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire
connects the pins and creates a circuit. Jumpers provide
a simple and reversible method of changing the
circuitry in a printed circuit board.
JVM
Acronym for Java virtual machine.
K
Abbreviation for kilo-, indicating 1,000.
KB
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1,024 bytes.
KB/sec
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second.
Kbit(s)
Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1,024 bits.
Kbit(s)/sec
Abbreviation for kilobit(s) per second.
key combination
A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the
same time. For example, you can reboot your computer
by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key combination.
kg
Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1,000 grams.
kHz
Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz.
LAN
Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is
usually confined to the same building or a few nearby
buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring
dedicated specifically to the LAN.
lb
Abbreviation for pound(s).
LCC
Acronym for leaded or leadless chip carrier.
LIF
Acronym for low insertion force. Some computers use
LIF sockets and connectors to allow devices, such as
the microprocessor chip, to be installed or removed
with minimal stress to the device.
LED
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode. An electronic
device that lights up when a current is passed
through it.
local bus
On a computer with local-bus expansion capability,
certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter
circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they
would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus
designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and
with the same width data path as the computer's
microprocessor.
LPTn
The device names for the first through third parallel
printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2,
and LPT3.
LRA
Acronym for local response agent.