Toshiba A45 Series manual Internal device See device

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hot key — (1) A feature in which certain keys in combination with the Fn key can set system options or control system parameters, such as the battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of keys that activates a memory resident program.

hot swapping — The ability to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is running and have the operating system automatically recognize the change.

I	icon — A small image displayed on the screen that represents a
	function, file, or program.
	interlaced — A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which
	only every other line of pixels is refreshed. Interlaced monitors
	take two passes to create a complete screen image. Compare non-
	interlaced.
	internal device — See device.
	Internet — The decentralized, world-wide network of computers
	that provides electronic mail, the World Wide Web, and other
K	services. See also World Wide Web.
	keyboard shortcut — A key or combination of keys that you use
	to perform a task instead of using a pointing device such as the
	TouchPad.
	kilobyte (KB) — A unit of data equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte.
L	L1 (level one) cache — Memory cache built into the processor to
	help improve processing speed. See also cache, CPU cache, L2
	cache.
	L2 (level two) cache — Memory cache installed on the
	motherboard to help improve processing speed. It is slower than
	L1 cache and faster than main memory. See also cache, CPU
	cache, L1 cache.
	LAN (local area network) — A group of computers or other
	devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by
	a communications link that enables any device to interact with
	any other on the network.