Toshiba PX30 - A Series User Manual page 138

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Glossary
pointer
screen when you slide your finger across the touch pad
or move a mouse. Used to point to and select/activate
on-screen items, such as icons, menu items, and
buttons. The shape and purpose of the pointer varies
depending on the application you are using and what
you are doing.
pointing device
mouse, that enables you to move the pointer on the
screen.
—A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable
port
for connection to a network or a peripheral device.
processor
program
computer. The general classes of applications (also
called software) are operating system, application, and
utility. See also
properties
example, the properties of a file include the file's type,
size, and creation date.
R
RAM (Random Access Memory)
can be written to as well as read.
that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your
computer. This type of memory is used for your
computer's main memory. See also
ROM
Random Access Memory
Read-Only Memory
reboot
removable disk
drive. A Flash drive is one example of a removable disk.
resolution
can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen.
For a printer, resolution is expressed in dots per inch
(dpi). For a screen, it is expressed as the number of
pixels available horizontally and vertically.
—An icon (usually an arrow) that moves on the
—Any device, such as the touch pad or a
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
—See
—A set of instructions that can be executed by a
operating system, application, utility
—The attributes of an object or device. For
.
boot, restart
—See
—A disk that can be removed from a disk
—A measure of the sharpness of the images that
RAM
—See
ROM
—See .
.
.
Volatile
— memory that
Volatile
here means
memory. Compare
.
.