Toshiba NB305-N410 User Manual page 140

format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting
function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F9 that tell the computer to
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also
graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs, to
H
hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes
hard disk: A storage device composed of a rigid platter or platters that can
hardware: The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
hot key: The computer's feature in which certain keys in combination with
I
I/O devices: Equipment used to communicate with the computer and
I/O: Input/output. Refers to acceptance and transfer of data to and from a
IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
i.LINK (IEEE1394): This port enables high-speed data transfer directly
icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator
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establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
perform certain functions.
megabyte.
present information.
a hard disk. See also hard disk.
be magnetically coded with data. Hard disks hold much more
information than diskettes and are used for long-term storage of
programs and data. The primary (or only) hard disk in a computer is
usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that
are removable. By default, the hard disk is referred to as drive C.
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk drives,
etc. See also software and firmware.
information to a device or another computer.
the extended function key, FN, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.
transfer data to and from it.
computer.
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
from external devices such as digital video cameras.
panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.
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