Fujitsu 420D User Manual page 136

RAM Module
A printed circuit card with memory and associ-
ated circuitry which allows the user to add
additional memory to a computer without
special tools.
Reset
The act of reloading the operating system.
A reset erases all information stored in RAM.
Restart
See Reset.
Resume
To proceed after interruption. In a computer
this refers to returning to active operation after
having been in one of the suspension states.
ROM
Read Only Memory. A form of memory in
which information is stored by physically alter-
ing the material.Data stored in this way can not
be changed by the computer and does not
require power to maintain it.
A p p e n d i c e s
SCSI
Small Computer Systems Interface (pronounced
scuzzy). An American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) standard for connecting
multiple (up to 7) high speed parallel devices
to a computer.
SD RAM
Sy n ch ronous Dynamic Ra n dom Access Mem ory.
Serial Port
A connection to another device through which
data is transferred one bit at a time on a single
wire with any other wires only f or control of
the device not for transfer of data.
Shadow RAM
A tech n i que of copying data or app l i c a ti on s
s tored in ROM (Re ad Only Mem ory) into
RAM (Ra n dom Access Mem ory) for acce s s
du ring actual opera ti on . RAM is mu ch faster to
access than RO M , h owever ROM con tents are
not lost wh en power is rem oved .S h adowi n g
a ll ows perm a n en t ly stored inform a ti on to be
ra p i dly acce s s ed .
L i f e B o o k 4 0 0 S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u
SIR
Serial Infrared.
SRAM
Static random access memory. A specific tech-
nology of making RAM which does not require
periodic data refreshing.
Status Indicator
A display which reports the condition of some
portion of the hardware.On your notebook this
is an LCD screen just above the keyboard.
Stereo (audio)
A system using two channels to process sound
from two diVerent sources.
Stroke (keyboard)
The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed
from resting to fully depressed.
Suspend
To make inoperative for a period of time. Your
notebook uses various suspension states to
reduce power consumption and prolong the
charge of the battery.
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