Toshiba TECRA M2 User Manual page 203

disk drive: The device that randomly accesses information on a disk and
disk storage: Storing data on magnetic disk. Data is arranged on concentric
diskette: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data. Also
display: A CRT, LCD, or other image producing device used to view
documentation: The set of manuals and/or other instructions written for
DOS: Disk Operating System. See operating system.
driver: A software program, generally part of the operating system, that
Dual Pointing Device: Pointing device consisting of AccuPoint and Touch
DVD-RAM: A Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory is a high-
DVD-ROM: A Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory is a high capacity,
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echo: To send back a reflection of the transmitted data to the sending
erase: See delete.
escape: 1) A code (ASCII code 27), signaling the computer that what follows
escape guard time: A time before and after an escape code is sent to the
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copies it to the computer's memory. It also writes data from memory
to the disk. To accomplish these tasks, the unit physically rotates the
disk at high speed past a read-write head.
tracks much like a phonograph record.
called a floppy disk.
computer output.
the users of a computer system or application. Computer system
documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial information
as well as system functions.
controls a specific piece of hardware (frequently a peripheral device
such as a printer or mouse).
Pad. Both of these device can function together or separately. See
AccuPoint and Touch Pad.
capacity, high performance disc that lets you store large volumes of
data. The DVD-ROM drive uses a laser to read data from the disc.
high performance disc suitable for play back of video and other high-
density files. The DVD-ROM drive uses a laser to read data from the
disc.
device. You can display the information on the screen, or output it
to the printer, or both. When a computer receives back data it
transmitted to a CRT (or other peripheral device) and then retransmits
the data to printer, the printer is said to echo the CRT.
are commands; used with peripheral devices such as printers and
modems.
2) A means of aborting the task currently in progress.
modem which distinguishes between escapes that are part of the
transmitted data, and escapes that are intended as a command to
the modem.
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