User's Manual

124
Resolution (Graphics Card / Monitor)
For graphics monitors, the screen resolution signifies the number of dots
(pixels) on the entire screen. For example, a 640-by-480 pixel screen is
capable of displaying 640 distinct dots on each of 480 lines, or about
300,000 pixels. The higher the resolution the more "space" is available
on your screen. The maximum resolution is dependant on the amount of
memory your graphics card has, the refresh rate your card is running at
and the color depth it is set to. Graphics cards with 2 MB of memory
can only display 256 colors when running at a resolution of 1280 x
1024. The same card running at 800 x 600 can display 16.7 million
colors.
Resources
All devices such as hardware, memory and software available to the
computer. Resources can also be accessed via the network.
Restart
The shut down and start up of a computer after the computer has
crashed or is manually told to restart.
Shortcut
A logical link to a file stored somewhere else. This allows applications
or documents to be opened from places such as the Start menu or the
desktop without creating redundant copies of the file.
System file
Files belonging to the operating system. If these files are deleted the
operating system may not function normally. For example, DOS uses
the following system files: CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT,
COMMAND.COM, IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS.