Toshiba TE2300 User Manual page 179

floppy disk drive (FDD): See diskette drive.
Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hotkeys.
format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting
folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.
function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also
GND: Ground. An RS-232C signal used in the exchange of data between
graphics: The use of drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts
H
hard disk: A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. Also
hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
hardware: The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal: The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0
host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
hot dock/undock: Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
hotkey: The computer's feature in which certain keys in combination with
HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you set the parameters for various
I
icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator
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establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
perform certain functions.
megabyte.
a computer and serial device.
or graphs, to present information.
called fixed disk.
writes a hard disk. See also hard disk.
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk
drives, etc. See also software and firmware.
through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
information to a device or another computer.
computer while the computer's power is turned on.
the extended function key, Fn, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.
hardware components.
panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.
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