Toshiba Satellite P500-BT2G22 User Manual page 201

data bits: A data communications parameter controlling the number of bits
DC: Direct Current. Electric current that flows in one direction. This type of
default: The parameter value automatically selected by the system when
delete: To remove data from a disk or other data storage device.
device driver: A program (called a "driver") that permits a computer to
dialog box: A window that accepts user input to make system settings or
disable: To turn a computer option off. See also enable.
disk drive: The device that randomly accesses information on a disk and
disk storage: Storing data on magnetic disk. Data is arranged on
display: A CRT, LCD, or other image producing device used to view
documentation: The set of manuals and/or other instructions written for
double click: To press and release the pointing device's primary button
driver: A software program, generally part of the operating system, that
DVD: An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also DVD-ROM.
DVD-R (+R, -R): A Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable disk can be written
DVD-RAM: A Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory is a high
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(binary digits) used to make up a byte. If data bits = 7 the computer
can generate 128 unique characters. If data bits = 8 the computer
can generate 256 unique characters.
power is usually supplied by batteries.
you or the program do not provide instructions. Also called a preset
value.
Synonymous with erase.
communicate with a device.
record other information.
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.
concentric tracks much like a phonograph record.
computer output.
the users of a computer system or application. Computer system
documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial information
as well as system functions.
rapidly twice without moving the pointing device. In the Windows
operating system, this refers to the pointing device's left button,
unless otherwise stated.
controls a specific piece of hardware (frequently a peripheral device
such as a printer or mouse).
once and read many times. The DVD-R drive uses a laser to read
data from the disc.
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.
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