Operating instructions
%Systemroot% The folder where the Windows boot files are located. This is
by default the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT folder.
1.44 MB The storage capacity of a typical 3.5-inch floppy disk.
10BaseT An Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. 10BaseT runs at
10 megabits per second. The maximum length for the cabling between the NIC
and the hub (or switch,repeater,etc.) is 100 meters. It uses baseband signaling. No
industry standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 10BASE-T or 10Base-T.
100BaseFX An Ethernet LAN designed to run on fiber-optic cabling. It runs
at 100 megabits per second and uses baseband signaling. No industry standard
spelling exists, so sometimes written 100BASE-FX or 100Base-FX.
100BaseT A generic term for an Ethernet cabling system designed to run at
100 megabits per second on UTP cabling. It uses baseband signaling. No indus-
try standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 100BASE-T or 100Base-T.
1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet on UTP.
16-bit Able to process 16 bits of data at a time.
16-bit ISA bus Also called the AT bus. A bus technology introduced with the
first AT computers.
2.1 Speaker setup consisting of two stereo speakers combined with a subwoofer.
24-bit color Referred to as 24-bit or true color, using 3 bytes per pixel to rep
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resent a color image in a PC display. The 24 bits enable up to 16,777,216 colors
to be stored and displayed.
286 Also called 80286. Intel’s second-generation processor. The 286 has a
16-bit external data bus and a 24-bit address bus. It was the first Intel processor
to achieve 286 protected mode.
3.5-inch floppy drive format All modern floppy disk drives are of this size; the
format was introduced in 1986 and is one of the longest surviving pieces of
computer hardware.
30-pin SIMM An obsolete memory package that utilized 30 contacts to
connect to the motherboard and required a whole bank to be filled before the
memory was recognized.
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