NEC L320 manual Connection that enables two devices to communicate

IEEE 1394 Standard

IEEE 1394 devices support Plug and Play connectivity for transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps. Use this port to daisy chain up to 63 IEEE 1394 devices to your system.

input/output

(I/O) The process of transferring data between the computer and external devices.

IDE

Intelligent Drive Electronics. A hard disk drive type that has controller electronics built into the drive and delivers high throughput.

infrared

Technology that uses infrared waves to communicate data between the IR-equipped devices without the use of cables. The IR port on the NEC Versa notebook is Infrared Data Association (IrDA) compatible.

interface

A connection that enables two devices to communicate.

interrupt

A special control signal from an I/O device that diverts the attention of the microprocessor from the program to a special address.

K

kilobyte

(KB) 1024 bytes.

L

LAN

Local Area Network.

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display. An LCD consists of a thin sandwich of two glass plates with sealed edges, containing nematic liquid-crystal material that forms the screen image. Versa displays are LCD type.

load

To copy a program into the computer's memory from a storage device.

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