Glossary
firmware: A set of instructions built into the hardware which controls and directs a microprocessor’s activities.
floppy diskette: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data.
floppy diskette drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes to floppy diskettes.
folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.
format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to perform certain functions.
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also megabyte.
graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs, to present information.
H
hard disk: A
hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes a hard disk. See also hard disk.
hardware: The physical electronic and mechanical components of a computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk drives, etc. See also software and firmware.
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal: The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits information to a device or another computer.
hot key: The computer’s feature in which certain keys in combination with the extended function key, FN, can be used to set system parameters, such as speaker volume.
HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that allows you to set the parameters for various hardware components.
I
icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can manipulate.
i.LINK (IEEE1394): This port enables
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