Toshiba Satellite 2430 User Manual page 218

T
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected
TFT: A colour LCD technology that applies individual transistors to each
touch pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer
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 start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application or
wireless LAN: A short-range radio technology designed to simplify
write protection: A method for protecting a diskette (floppy disk) from
Z
ZV port: Zoomed Video port dedicated to high-performance video data
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to the computer for data input/output.
pixel enabling fine display control and excellent screen legibility.
palm rest.
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 the computer is connected to a power source.
document. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows window.
wireless communication with other LAN systems based on Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum radio technology that complies with
the IEEE 802.11 Standard (Revision B).
accidental erasure.
transfer.
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