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Glossary
shortcut—See keyboard shortcut.
Sleep—A feature of some Windows
to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and
to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on
again.
software—See program. Compare hardware.
solid state drive—A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory
as opposed to a hard disk (see hard disk). Much like hard disks, solid
state drives hold much more information than diskettes and are used
for storage of programs and data.
Suspend—A feature of some Windows
you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer
on again.
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" or a "startup
disk." Compare non-system disk.
system prompt—The symbol (in the MS-DOS
generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than" sign) indicating
where users are to enter commands.
T
TFT display—See active-matrix display.
U
universal serial bus (USB)—USB is a serial bus that supports data
transfer and allows hot swapping of peripherals. See also bus, hot
swapping, serial.
upload—To send a file to another computer through a modem or
network. See also download.
—See Universal Serial Bus (USB).
USB
USB Flash drive
computer's USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. They
are smaller and more durable than an external hard drive because
they do not contain any internal moving parts, but have less storage
capacity. See also universal serial bus (USB).
utility—A computer program designed to perform a narrowly focused
operation or solve a specific problem. Utilities are often related to
computer system management.
—A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a
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