Glossary
soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the numeric keypad overlay.
software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer programs that direct and control the computer system's activities. See also hardware.
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits, characters or events.
system disk: A diskette that contains the operating system files needed to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system disk. A system disk is also called a "bootable disk", "boot disk" or a "startup disk." Compare
T
telephony: the transmission of speech or sounds between two distant points with or without the use of wires, particularly a telephone.
terminal: A
TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid crystal cells using
Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm rest.
U
USB: Universal Serial Bus. This serial interface lets you communicate with several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the computer.
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets you run any popular software.
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information as long as power is supplied to the computer.
W
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
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