Toshiba TECRA A2 User Manual page 236

Glossary
soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard,
software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or
subpixel: Three elements, one red, one green and blue (RGB), that make
synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system.
T
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid
Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
U
Universal Serial Bus: This serial interface lets you communicate with
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
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change some configuration options, stop program execution, and
access the numeric keypad overlay.
associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer
programs that direct and control the computer system's activities.
See also hardware.
group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
up a pixel on the color LCD. The computer sets subpixels
independently, each may emit a different degree of brightness. See
also pixel.
characters or events.
For MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files
and the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a
system disk. Also called an operating system disk.
the computer for data input/output.
crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor
(TFT) to drive each cell.
palm rest.
transistors for gates and storage.
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.
you run any popular software.
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
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