General Technical Knowledge Base

The product key activates the Windows-version.

WLAN is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices.

DisplayPort is a standardised, universal and licence-free connection for the transmission of digital image and sound signals.

The BIOS (basic input / output system) is the firmware on x86 PCs.

Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is a driver architecture for graphics card drivers.

The UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware.

A personal identification number (PIN) is a numeric or alpha-numeric password or code used in the process of authenticating or identifying a user to a system and system to a user.

MEDION's 8-digit MSN article numbers identify the product and are usually located on the type plate on the back or underside of the appliance.

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm of each other.

A RAID system is used to organize multiple physical mass storage devices into a logical drive.

The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a technical standard defined by Intel that specifies the operation of Serial ATA (SATA) host controllers in a non-implementation-specific manner.

An IGP performs the same tasks as a separate graphics card.

Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot devices.

CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)   Definition Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) provides cross-component control functions such as One Touch Play/Record, System Standby, Preset Transfer, etc. for electronic entertainment devices. The CEC interface is derived from AV-Link, which has been the predominant control standard in Europe to date.   Ideally, this allows a maximum of 15 devices (e.g. TV, radio, CD player, amplifier, etc.) to be controlled together across manufacturers, provided that all networked devices support CEC. An essential design basis is the TV set as the destination of all signals and the remote control of the TV set as the control of the entire system. Due to this one-screen approach, problems inevitably arise with HDMI distributors and in multi-room systems because there are naturally several destinations, but this is not provided for with CEC when addressing it. Apart from the general abandonment of CEC, this problem can only be solved by systems that allow the isolation or routing of CEC traffic independently of audio and video signals.   CEC uses a simple serial, single-wire data bus, such as is optionally available with HDMI connections (on <pin 13). The nominal data bit duration is approx. 2.4 ms, which corresponds to a data rate of approx. 417 bit/s. The connection is established and the CEC capability is checked in the course of the EDID handshake during the hot-plug event. This takes place when the units are switched on or when an HDMI plug is inserted into an HDMI socket. References Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control Article in other languages: Deutsch  

Tasks of the standardization institution JEDEC

Serial ATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer interface for exchanging data with hard disks and other storage devices.

BIOS is a non-volatile firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process and to provide runtime services.

Masonry is a JavaScript grid layout library.

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus system for connecting a computer to external devices.

TOSLINK (from TOShiba-LINK) is a standardized optical fiber connector system.