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the Microsoft
®
Windows operating
system.
EDVHPHPRU\
Synonym for conventional memory. See
also conventional memory.
%$6,&
Acronym for Beginner’s All-Purpose Sym-
bolic Instruction Code, a programming
language. MS-DOS includes a version of
BASIC.
EDWFKILOH
An ASCII text file containing a list of com-
mands that run in sequence. Batch files
must have a filename extension of bat.
EDXGUDWH
Data transmission speed. For example,
modems are designed to transmit data at
one or more specified baud rate(s)
through the COM (serial) port of a
computer.
%%6
Abbreviation for bulletin board service. A
computer system that serves as a central
location for accessing data or relaying
messages by modem. For example, Dell’s
TechConnect BBS contains the latest ver-
sion of software such as video drivers and
the
Dell Directory
. If your system has a
modem, you can access the BBS and
download the most recent version of this
software.
EHHSFRGH
A diagnostic system message in the form
of a series of beeps from your computer’s
speaker. Refer to your
Diagnostics and
Troubleshooting Guide
for a complete dis-
cussion of system beep codes.
%,26
Acronym for basic input/output system.
Your computer’s BIOS contains programs
stored on a ROM chip. The BIOS controls
the following:
 Communications between the
microprocessor and peripheral
devices such as the keyboard and
the video adapter
 Miscellaneous functions, such as
system messages
ELW
The smallest unit of information interpret-
ed by your computer.
EORFN
A typical unit of disk storage consisting of
a small number of sectors. This term usu-
ally refers to the fundamental unit of
storage provided by an operating system.
See also block size and striping.
EORFNVL]H
The size of a block. See also block and
striping.
ERRWURXWLQH
When you start your computer, it clears
all memory, initializes devices, and loads
the operating system. Unless the operat-
ing system fails to respond, you can
reboot (also called warm boot) your com-
puter by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Del>;
otherwise, you must perform a cold boot
by pressing the reset button (if your com-
puter has one) or by turning the computer
off and then back on.
ERRWD EOH GLVNHWWH
You can start your computer from a dis-
kette in drive A. To make a bootable
diskette, insert a diskette in drive A, type
sys a: at the command line prompt and
then press <Enter>. Use this bootable dis-
kette if your computer will not boot from the
hard-disk drive.
ESL
Abbreviation for bits per inch.
ESV
Abbreviation for bits per second.
%78
Abbreviation for British thermal unit.
EXV
A bus forms an information pathway be-
tween the components of a computer.
Your computer contains an expansion bus
that allows the microprocessor to com-
municate with controllers for all the
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