Dell 1526 - Inspiron - Laptop Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 194)

192 Glossary

Strike Zone™ — Reinforced area of the platform base that protects the hard drive by

acting as a dampening device when a computer experiences resonating shock or is

dropped (whether the computer is on or off).

surge protectors — Prevent voltage spikes, such as those that may occur during an

electrical storm, from entering the computer through the electrical outlet. Surge

protectors do not protect against lightning strikes or against brownouts, which occur

when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC-line voltage level.

Network connections cannot be protected by surge protectors. Always disconnect the

network cable from the network connector during electrical storms.

SVGA — super-video graphics array — A video standard for video cards and

controllers. Typical SVGA resolutions are 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768.

The number of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the

capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of

video memory installed in the computer.

S-video TV-out — A connector used to attach a TV or digital audio device to the

computer.

SXGA — super-extended graphics array — A video standard for video cards and

controllers that supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024.

SXGA+ — super-extended graphics array plus — A video standard for video cards and

controllers that supports resolutions up to 1400 x 1050.

system board — The main circuit board in your computer. Also known as the

motherboard.

system setup — A utility that serves as an interface between the computer hardware

and the operating system. System setup allows you to configure user-selectable

options in the BIOS, such as date and time or system password. Unless you understand

what effect the settings have on the computer, do not change the settings for this

program.

TAPI — telephony application programming interface — Enables Windows programs

to operate with a wide variety of telephony devices, including voice, data, fax, and

video.

text editor — A program used to create and edit files that contain only text; for

example, Windows Notepad uses a text editor. Text editors do not usually provide

word wrap or formatting functionality (the option to underline, change fonts, and so on).

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