User's Manual

244 Glossary
VLSI
Abbreviation for very-large-scale integration.
VLVESA
Acronym for very low voltage enterprise system architecture.
vpp
Abbreviation for peak-point voltage.
VRAM
Acronym for video random-access memory. Some video adapters use VRAM chips
(or a combination of VRAM and DRAM) to improve video performance. VRAM
is dual-ported, allowing the video adapter to update the screen and receive new
image data at the same time.
VRM
Abbreviation for voltage regulator module.
W
Abbreviation for watt(s).
Wakeup on LAN
The ability for the power in a client station to be turned on by the network. Remote
wake-up enables software upgrading and other management tasks to be performed
on users' machines after the work day is over. It also enables remote users to gain
access to machines that have been turned off. Intel calls remote wake-up
"Wake-on-LAN."
WH
Abbreviation for watt-hour(s).
Winbind
A program that allows users in a heterogeneous network to log in using
workstations that have UNIX operating systems. The program makes workstations
using UNIX functional in Windows domains, by making Windows appear like
UNIX to each UNIX workstation.