Toshiba Satellite P30 User Manual page 166

interface: 1) Hardware and/or software components of a system used
I/O: Input/output. Refers to acceptance and transfer of data to and from a
I/O devices: Equipment used to communicate with the computer and
IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
J
jumper: A small clip or wire that allows you to change the hardware
K
K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as
KB: See kilobyte.
L
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets
LSI: Large Scale Integration.
M
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, standby mode
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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.
computer.
transfer data to and from it.
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
characteristics by electrically connecting two points of a circuit.
equivalent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte and
kilobyte.
when a current is applied.
of glass coated with transparent conducting material. The viewing-
side coating is etched into character forming segments with leads
that extend to the edge of the glass. Applying a voltage between the
glass sheets alters the brightness of the liquid crystal.
1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple
logic gates on a single chip.
2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
kilobyte.
or the hibernation mode.
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