Toshiba Satellite L500 User Manual page 203

E
echo: To send back a reflection of the transmitted data to the sending
enable: To turn on a computer option. See also disable.
erase: See delete.
escape: 1) A code (ASCII code 27), signaling the computer that what
escape guard time: A time before and after an escape code is sent to the
execute: To interpret and execute an instruction.
F
fast infrared: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial
file: A collection of related information; a file can contain data, programs, or
firmware: A set of instructions built into the hardware which controls and
flash memory: Non-volatile memory that can be written to as well as read.
floppy diskette: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data.
floppy diskette drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hot keys.
folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.
format: The process of preparing a blank disk for its first use. Formatting
function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F9 that tell the computer to
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also
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device. You can display the information on the screen, or output it to
the printer, or both. When a computer receives back data it
transmitted to a CRT (or other peripheral device) and then transmits
the data to printer, the printer is said to echo the CRT.
follows are commands; used with peripheral devices such as
printers and modems. 2) A means of aborting the task currently in
progress.
modem which distinguishes between escapes that are part of the
transmitted data, and escapes that are intended as a command to
the modem.
data transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
both.
directs a microprocessor's activities.
Information in flash memory remains whether or not the computer is
receiving power. See also memory. Compare RAM and ROM.
writes to floppy diskettes.
establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
perform certain functions.
megabyte.
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