Toshiba Satellite L450 series User Manual page 195

system disk: A diskette that contains the operating system files needed to
T
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid
Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm
U
USB: Universal Serial Bus. This serial interface lets you communicate with
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
W
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
Wi-Fi
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
Wireless LAN: Local Area Network (LAN) through wireless
write protection: A method for protecting a floppy diskette from accidental
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start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system disk.
A system disk is also called a "bootable disk", "boot disk" or a
"startup disk." Compare non-system disk.
the computer for data input/output.
crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor
(TFT) to drive each cell.
rest.
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.
you run any popular software.
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
®
: A registered trademark term of the Wi-Fi Alliance that stands for
Wireless Fidelity, and is another term for the communication
protocol to permit an Ethernet connection using wireless
communication components.
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows
window.
communication.
erasure.
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