Toshiba 2800-S201 User Manual page 272

Terms
ROM
RTC
SCSI
SDRAM
SRAM
SVGA
TFT
USB
URL
WAN
www
Terms
The following terms may appear in this user's guide.
A
active-matrix display—A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from
an array of liquid crystal cells using active-matrix technology.
Also known as a "TFT display," in its simplest form there is one
thin film transistor (TFT) for each cell. This type of display works
well with notebook computers because of its shallow depth and
high-quality color. Active-matrix displays are viewable from
wider angles than most passive-matrix displays.
adapter—A device that provides a compatible connection
between two units. For example, the computer's internal display
adapter receives information from the software and translates it
into images on the screen. An adapter can take a number of
forms, from a microprocessor to a simple connector. An
intelligent adapter (one that is capable of doing some
processing) may also be called a controller.
alternating current (AC)—The type of power usually supplied to
residential and commercial wall outlets. AC reverses its
direction at regular intervals. Compare direct current (DC).
read-only memory
real-time clock
small computer system interface
synchronous dynamic random access memory
static random access memory
super video graphics adapter
thin film transistor
universal serial bus
universal resource locator
wide area network
World Wide Web
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