The Typematic Rate specifies how many times the same character will be generated in one second if the key is held down. Even a fast typist will, sometimes, keep the finger on the key a little longer than needed. Particularly, if a faster Typematic Rate is selected, this would constantly generate multiples of characters in the wrong place. Therefore, a delay function has been added to specify the time until repetition of the character starts. Standard settings are 250 msec to 1 sec, which means that it is possible to press down one key for one second until character acceleration starts.
All current systems offer the option of adding a password for accessing the computer.
The password can be effective at different levels. One possibility is to simply prevent booting of the computer, another possibility is to prevent access to the setup parameters. The latter will not prevent unauthorized use of the system, however, it is an effective measure against messing with the system parameters. The Security Option relates to the options in the main menu Set Supervisor Password, Set User Password. The original Windows95 requires the presence of a floppy.