Glossary
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
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.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application, document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows window.
Wireless LAN: Local Area Network (LAN) through wireless communication.
Wireless WAN: Wide Area Network (WAN) through wireless communication.
write protection: A method for protecting a floppy diskette from accidental erasure.
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