Toshiba Satellite A40 User Manual page 191

dual scan supertwisted nematic (DSTN) display: A thin screen,
DVD R: A Digital Versatile Disc Recordable disk can be written once and
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,
DVD RW: A Digital Versatile Disc Read/Write disc can be rewritten many
DVD±RW: A Digital Versatile Disc±Read/Write disc can be rewritten many
E
echo: To send back a reflection of the transmitted data to the sending
EGA: Enhanced Graphics Adaptor. A video display protocol defined by
erase: See delete.
escape guard time: A time before and after an escape code is sent to
escape: 1) A code (ASCII code 27), signalling the computer that what
execute: To interpret and execute an instruction.
Extended Capability Port: An industry standard that provides a data
TOSHIBA A40 Series
passive matrix colour LCD that meets VGA standards.
read many times.
capacity, high performance disc that lets you store large volumes
of data. The DVD 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 drive uses a laser to read data from the
disc.
times.
times.
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.
the IBM Enhanced Graphics Adaptor and its associated circuitry
for direct drive TTL displays that supports 16 colour/monochrome
640x350 and 16 colour 640x200 and 320x200 graphics, and
16 colour 640x350 and 320x350 text modes.
the modem which distinguishes between escapes that are part of
the transmitted data, and escapes that are intended as a
command to the modem.
follows are commands; used with peripheral devices such as
printers and modems. 2) A means of aborting the task currently in
progress.
buffer, switchable forward and reverse data transmission, and run
length encoding (RLE) support.
Glossary
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