Plug And Play - Toshiba Portégé M100 User Manual

OCR wand: A device that reads, using
an optical device, hand written or
machine printed symbols into a
computer. See also OCR.
online state: A functional state of a
peripheral device when it is ready to
receive or transmit data.
operating system: A group of pro-
grams that controls the basic operation
of a computer. Operating system
functions include interpreting pro-
grams, creating data files, and control-
ling the transmission and receipt
(input/output) of data to and from
memory and peripheral devices.
output: The results of a computer
operation. Output commonly indicates
data 1) printed on paper, 2) displayed
at a terminal, 3) sent through the serial
port of internal modem, or 4) stored
on some magnetic media.
P
parallel: Refers to two or more
processes or events that can occur
simultaneously, and without interfering
with each other. See also serial.
parallel interface: Refers to a type of
information exchange that transmits
information one byte (8 bits) at a time.
See also serial interface.
parity: 1) The symmetrical relation-
ship between two parameter values
(integers) both of which are either on
or off; odd or even; 0 or 1. 2) In serial
communications, an error detection bit
that is added to a group of data bits
making the sum of the bits even or
odd. Parity can be set to none, odd, or
even.
password: A unique string of charac-
ters used to identify a specific user.
The computer provides various levels
of password protection such as user,
supervisor and eject.
pel: The smallest area of the display
that can be addressed by software.
Equal in size to a pixel or group of
pixels. See pixel.
peripheral component interconnect:
An industry standard 32-bit bus.
peripheral device: An I/O device
that is external to the central processor
and/or main memory such as a printer
or a mouse.
pixel: A picture element. The
smallest dot that can be made on a
display or printer. Also called a pel.
plug and play: A capability with
Windows that enables the system to
automatically recognize connections
of external devices and make the
necessary configurations in the
computer.

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