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GENERAL DEFINITION OF COMPUTER
JARGONS.
The new mobile Pentium®
III processor-based systems are the fastest, smallest, most flexible mobile
PCs yet. It enables the user to automatically switch between two modes:
Maximum Performance mode and Battery Optimized mode. Think about it: increased
speed, performance and power. You'll be amazed at your increased productivity
in all aspects of computing. Better graphics and audio, faster communication,
more power for applications and a richer Internet experience has been
achieved, all in a
thinner, and lighter mobile PC.
The new Intel mobile Pentium III processors are driving a new generation of
mobile PCs. With new speeds up to 850 MHz and new features enabled by the
revolutionary 0.18-micron technology, you get dramatically improved software
efficiency and a richer Internet experience on a proven platform, making
both work and casual use easier.
The Intel Mobile Pentium II processor combines the performance of high-end
desktop computing with the flexibility of mobile PCs for maximum use and
productivity. The new mobile Pentium II
processors provide dramatically-improved business, graphics, and communication
software productivity. Mobile Pentium II
processors bring superb performance to state-of-the-art business-suite software.
Complex word-processing, spreadsheet, and database applications have never been
more prolific on a stand-alone mobile basis.
A brand name for a line of Intel microprocessors introduced in June, 1998.
Celeron chips are based on the same P6 architecture as the Pentium II
microprocessor, but are designed for economical or valued PCs. They run at lower
clock speeds and are not as expandable as Pentium II
microprocessors.
The Mobile AMD-K6-III-P processor is based on the same advanced
sixth-generation architecture as the Mobile AMD-K6-2-P. However, its performance
is significantly enhanced with the addition of an on-chip 256Kbyte backside L2
cache operating at full processor speed and support for AMD’s unique TriLevel
Cache™ design.
The Mobile AMD-K6-2 processor incorporates AMD’s innovative 3DNow!™
technology for excellent 3D and multimedia performance. It is designed to run in
Super7™ notebook platforms that support advanced features such as a 100MHz
front side bus, large L2 caches, and AGP graphics.
Intel's code name for
Pentium III CPU chips that are the first to use the .18 micron (from .25
micron) manufacturing process. Coppermine chips are not copper chips.
Coppermine chips were introduced in late 1999.
SXGA means extra sharp images
and higher resolution than XGA on both 2D and 3D
applications.
It provides 1280 by 1024 pixels (66% more pixels than XGA) on a 15" screen. User can view more
information than XGA on one screen. It also provides the
additional supported settings (640 x 480 and 800 x 600). In addition, SXGA
displays larger viewing area and reduces eyestrain. SXGA Virtual mode can
display up to 1600 by 1200 pixels.
Short for Extended Graphics Array, a high-resolution graphics standard introduced by
IBM in 1990, XGA was designed to replace the older 8514/A video standard. It displays
high resolution of 1024 x 768. It provides the same resolutions (640 by 480 or 1024 by 768 pixels),
but supports more
simultaneous colors (65 thousand compared to 8514/A's 256 colors). In addition,
XGA allows monitors
to be non-interlaced.
It stands for Super VGA.
The screen resolution is 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's
VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also
referred to 1024x768 resolutions.
I(Dual-scan STN)
An enhanced STN passive matrix LCD display. The screen is divided into halves,
and each half is scanned simultaneously, thereby doubling the number of lines
refreshed per second and providing a sharper appearance. DSTN is widely used
on laptops.
(Double layer STN) An earlier passive matrix LCD technology that
used an extra compensating layer to provide a sharper image..
Thin Film Transistor is a type of LCD flat-panel display
screen, in which each pixel is controlled by one to four transistors. The
TFT technology provides the best resolution of all the flat-panel techniques,
but it is also the most expensive. Each pixel is equipped with 6 transisters: set
of 3 for RGB, and set of 3 is for a backup set of RGB. TFT screens are sometimes called
Active-Matrix LCDs.
Short for High-Performance Addressing, a Passive-Matrix Display
technology provides better response rates and contrast than conventional LCD
displays. Although HPA displays aren't quite as crisp or fast as Active-Matrix (TFT)
displays, they're considerably less expensive to produce. Consequently, HPA is
being used by a number of computer manufacturers for their entry level or value
notebook computers.
Liquid Crystal Display is a type of display used in
digital watches and many portable computers. LCD displays utilize two sheets of
polarizing material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An electric
current passed through the liquid causes the crystals to align so that light
cannot pass through them. Each crystal is like a shutter
allowing or blocking the light to pass through.
Short for Synchronous DRAM, this new type of DRAM can run at much
higher clock speeds than conventional memory. SDRAM actually synchronizes itself
with the CPU's bus and is capable of running at 100 MHz, about three times
faster than conventional FPM RAM, and about twice as fast EDO DRAM and BEDO
DRAM. SDRAM is replacing EDO DRAM in many newer computers.
DMA, a protocol developed by Quantum Corporation and Intel that supports burst mode
data transfer rates of 33.3 Mbps. This is twice as fast as the previous disk
drive standard for PCs, and is necessary to take advantage of new, faster Ultra
ATA disk drives.
A standard for 56- Kbps modems approved by the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) in February, 1998, the V.90 standard resolves the battle between the
two competing 56 Kbps technologies -- X2 from 3COM and K56flex from Rockwell
Semiconductor.
Short for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc, DVD is a new type
of CD-ROM that holds a minimum of 4.7GB (gigabytes), enough for a
full-length movie. Many experts believe that DVD disks, called DVD-ROMs,
will eventually replace CD-ROMs, as well as VHS video cassettes and laser discs.
The combo module combines DVD-ROM or CD-ROM or CDRW and Floppy Disk Drive in one.
This is just broad general definition of Combo Module. The combination will
differs with different Notebook. So, check with your Salesperson as to what
combo drives does it comes with!
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