Toshiba C50 Series User Manual page 165

—The speed at which a communication device, such
baud rate
as a printer or modem, transmits information. Baud rate is
the number of signal changes per second (not necessarily
the same as bits per second). See also
Blu-ray Disc (BD)
DVDs, the format was developed to allow for more data
storage and to enable recording and playback of high-
definition video (HD).
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
stored in read-only memory (ROM), containing the
information the computer needs to check hardware and load
the operating system when you start up the computer.
bits per second (bps)
which information is passed between two devices. This is
the basic unit of measure used in modem communications,
and is similar, but not identical, to the baud rate. See also
baud rate
.
—To start the computer. The term "boot" originates from
boot
bootstrap program (as in "pulling itself up by its bootstraps"),
a program that loads and initializes the operating system.
reboot
See also
—See
boot disk
boot priority (startup sequence)
computer accesses its internal storage drives to locate the
startup files. Under the default startup sequence, the
computer looks for the startup files in the external media
before checking the internal storage drive.
—An electrical circuit that connects the central processing
bus
unit (CPU) with other parts of the computer, such as the
video adapter, disk drives, and ports. It is the pathway
through which data flows from one device to another. See
bus speed, frontside bus
also
—The speed at which the central processing unit
bus speed
(CPU) communicates with the other parts of the computer.
—Offering more storage capacity than
—A way of measuring the speed at
.
system disk
.
Glossary
bits per second
—Basic instructions,
—The order in which the
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