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Glossary

EEPROM

Electrically erasable programmable read only memory; used like a ROM permanent

memory chip, but can be programmed and erased to replace DIP switches and

jumpers on new graphics boards.

EGA

IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter, which allows 640 x 350 pixels with 16 colors.

Enhanced Color Display (ECD)

IBM Enhanced Color Display capable of 640 x 350 resolution.

Expansion Board

Device used to expand a computer's capability.

Expansion Slot

Electrical connection within the computer used for the addition of Expansion Boards.

Feature connector

Also called VGA output connector. 26-pin connector for connecting expansion

boards to a graphics board using a flat cable.

Filter

Special effect applied to a video clip or image to alter its appearance. Filters can also

correct problems involving color balance or brightness and contrast.

Fixed Frequency Monitor

Analog monitor which can only sync to a very narrow range of scan frequencies at

certain resolutions and refresh rates.

Fog

Fading effect that depends on an object's distance from the viewer.

Fps

Frames per second. Measurement unit for the frame rate.

Frame

Single video image.

Frame Rate

Number of images shown per time unit. Software videos have a fixed frame rate.

When playing back the actual frame rate achieved can differ to the rate defined in the

video considerably.

Frame size

Width and height of a frame expressed in pixels.

Frequency

Number of samples per second in a sound or video file. The higher the frequency,

the better the quality of the sound or video.

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