T
TDIAG: A Toshiba diagnostic program used for testing and configuring the
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
U
USB: The Universal Serial Bus is a way to connect up to 127 devices
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
W
Warm dock/undock: Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
write protection: A method for protecting a diskette (floppy disk) from
Z
ZV port: Zoomed Video port dedicated to high-performance video
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computer system's resources.
the computer for data input/output.
transistors for gates and storage.
through one connector. A new development in 1997, this offers
significantly improved ease of use and reliability than earlier
expansion methods.
you run any popular software.
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
computer while the computer is suspended.
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows
window.
accidental erasure.
data transfer.
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