Toshiba Satellite A40 User Manual page 193

hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal: The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0
host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
hotkey: A TOSHIBA feature in which certain keys in combination with the
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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
icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator
i.LINK (IEEE1394): This port enables high speed data transfer directly
infrared port: A cableless communications port capable of using infrared
input: The data or instructions you provide to a computer,
instruction: Statements or commands that specify how to perform a
interface: 1) Hardware and/or software components of a system used
interrupt request: A signal that gives a component access to the
IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
TOSHIBA A40 Series
through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
information to a device or another computer.
extended function key, Fn, can be used to set system parameters,
such as speaker volume.
transfer data to and from it.
computer.
panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.
from external devices such as digital video cameras.
signals to send serial data.
communication device or other peripheral device from the
keyboard or external or internal storage devices. The data sent (or
output) by the sending computer is input for the receiving
computer.
particular task.
specifically to connect one system or device to another.
2) To physically connect one system or device to another to
exchange information. 3) The point of contact between user, the
computer, and the program, for example, the keyboard or a menu.
processor.
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
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