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K:Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as equiva- lent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte and kilobyte.
LSI: Large Scale Integration. 1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple logic gates on a single chip. 2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
LOSSARYG
KB: See kilobyte.
keyboard: An input device contain- ing switches that are activated by manually pressing marked keys. Each keystroke activates a switch that transmits a specific code to the computer. For each key, the transmit- ted code is, in turn, representative of the (ASCII) character marked on the key.
kilobyte (KB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte and megabyte.
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level 2 cache: See cache.
LightEmittingDiode(LED): A semiconductor device that emits light when a current is applied.
LiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets of glass coated with transparent con- ducting material. The
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main board: See motherboard.
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also kilobyte.
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals 1 million cycles per second. See also hertz.
menu: A software interface that displays a list of options on the screen. Also called a screen.
microprocessor: A hardware compo- nent contained in a single integrated circuit that carries out instructions. Also called the central processing unit (CPU), one of the main parts of the computer.
mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, standby mode or the hibernation mode.
modem: Derived from modulator/ demodulator, a device that converts (modulates) digital data for transmis- sion over telephone lines and then converts modulated data (demodu- lates) to digital format where received.
