User's Manual

210 Glossary
company wants to generate its own CSR, you can request a unique CSR from a
certificate authority and overwrite the Dell CSR.
cursor
A marker, such as a block, underscore, or pointer that represents the position at
which the next keyboard or mouse action will occur.
DAT
Acronym for digital audio tape.
dB
Abbreviation for decibel(s).
dBA
Abbreviation for adjusted decibel(s).
DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
device driver
A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface
correctly with a peripheral device, such as a printer. Some device drivers—such
as network drivers—must be loaded from the
config.sys file (with a device=
statement) or as memory-resident programs (usually, from the
autoexec.bat file).
Others—such as video drivers—must load when you start the program for which
they were designed.
DHCP
Acronym for dynamic host configuration protocol. A method of configuring a
network in which IP addresses are issued by a server, rather than statically assigned
to each system.
DIMM
Acronym for dual in-line memory module. A small circuit board containing
DRAM chips that connects to the system board.