Glossary
ROM. Read-only memory.
serial port. A port used to attach such
devices as display devices, letter-quality
printers, modems, plotters, and such
pointing devices as light pens and mice;
it transmits data 1 bit at a time.
suspend. To stop all operations of the
computer to reduce power drain and
restrict access to the files.
SVGA. Super video graphics adapter.
TFT. Thin-film transistor.
TSRs. Terminate-and-stay-resident
programs, memory-resident programs
that are loaded into memory and stay
there so you can conveniently access
them whenever you need to.
vertical expansion. A video display
technique in character-display mode to fit
video images on the whole LCD screen
by adjusting the number of character dots
vertically.
VESA. Video Electronics Standards
Association.
VGA. Video graphics adapter, a video
mode that produces up to 640-by-480
resolution.
VSYNC. Vertical synchronization
frequency.
XMS. Extended memory specification.
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