Operation Manual

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Glossary
transfer rates up to 400 Mb/s make it the
ideal choice for multimedia data.
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital
Network)
Digital wired network. The most notable
difference to the analogue telephone network
is that ISDN transmits digital signals.
LAN (Local Area Network)
Common term for local network. Normally, no
public access is possible.
Network
A network is a group of several computers
that communicate each other. The Internet is
the world's largest network.
Mainboard (also Motherboard)
The mainboard of the PC contains processor
sockets, chipsets, expansion slots, memory
bus and different interfaces to the exterior
world.
Modem (Modulator/Demodulator)
Your PC uses the modem to dial into the
conventional analogue telephone network in
order to communicate with remote computers
or the Internet.
PCI Bus (Peripheral Component
Interconnect)
The latest technology for PC expansion cards
featuring 32 bits of bus width and 33 MHz
clock rate. It can transfer up to 132 MB/s.
Plug & Play or PnP
Translates as "Plug-in and Go ahead", com-
pute technology where the components auto-
configure themselves. Windows detects
expansion cards (such as network cards or
modems) automatically and performs all the
necessary settings.
SPDIF
SPDIF is the abbreviation for "Sony/Philips
Digital Interface". It represents a standard
cable connection for digital audio data that
has been defined by Sony and Philips. By
using a SPDIF cable and connector you can
transfer music data between two audio de-
vices. If supplied, you must use the provided
SPDIF cable.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
The abbreviation USB means "Universal
Serial Bus". USB is a simple, but also univer-
sal, interface for almost any kind of device –
ranging from mouses and keyboards, through
joysticks and gamepads, up to scanners,
modems, memory sticks, digital cameras and
MP3 players.
VGA Cable/Connector
VGA is the abbreviation for Video Graphics
Adapter and represents the graphics card of
your computer. In an analogue way, all com-
ponents necessary for picture display are
also called VGA components.
WHQL (Microsoft Windows Hardware
Quality Labs)
A certification standard for hardware founded
by Microsoft that tests for several criteria
(compatibility, configuration etc.) in the above
labs.
If the product meets those criteria, it obtains
the certification "Microsoft WHQL approved"
and is therefore certified for use with Win-
dows. All Targa PCs and notebooks meet
these quality requirements.
WLAN – Wireless LAN
WLAN is the abbreviation for Wireless LAN,
which means "wireless network".