Glossary – Samsung NP270E5E-K01US User Manual

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Chapter 6

Appendix

Glossary

The Glossary lists the terminologies used in this User Guide. For terminologies other than these, look in Windows Help.

Backup

A way to save the current data to restore it later if necessary.

A backup is a way to restore computer data when the data or

computer is damaged.

Chargeable USB

This program enables supplying power to a specific USB port when

the system is in power saving mode, hibernation mode or off.

Client

This refers to a computer that uses a shared network resource

provided by a server.

DDR SDRAM

(Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)

DRAM is a memory type whose cells consist of a capacitor and

transistor manufactured at a low price. SDRAM is a memory type

whose performance has been improved by synchronizing the clock

with the external CPU clock. DDR SDRAM is a memory type whose

performance has been improved by doubling the operating speed

of the SDRAM and is widely used nowadays. This computer uses

DDR SDRAM.

Device Manager

An administrative tool used to manage computer devices. You can

add or remove hardware or update a device driver using the Device

Manager.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

This refers to automatically allocating IP addresses to the users on

the network by the network administrators.

Direct X

An application interface developed to enable Windows application

programs to access hardware devices at a very high speed. Since

the operating speed of graphics, memory and sound cards must be

very fast to provide high quality video and sound for games, Direct

X enables faster control and interaction between applications and

hardware devices. By using Direct X, the multimedia performance

of Windows has been hugely improved.

Driver

Software that interacts between the hardware and the operating

system. An operating system knows the hardware information

and controls the hardware. In general, a driver is supplied with the

corresponding hardware device.

D-sub (D-subminiature)

This is the cable connecting a general CRT monitor and the

computer. Analog video is output through this cable.

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