Toshiba 2800-S201 User Manual page 279

Terms
high-density diskette—A 3.5-inch diskette that holds 1.44 MB of
data. See also diskette.
hot key—(1) A feature in which certain keys in combination with
the
Fn
parameters, such as the battery save mode. (2) A key or
combination of keys that activates a memory resident program.
hot swapping—The ability to add or remove devices from a
computer while the computer is running and have the operating
system automatically recognize the change.
I
icon—A small image displayed on the screen that represents a
function, file, or program.
interlaced—A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which
only every other line of pixels is refreshed. Interlaced monitors
take two passes to create a complete screen image. Compare
non-interlaced.
internal device—See device.
Internet—The decentralized, world-wide network of computers
that provides electronic mail, the World Wide Web, and other
services. See also World Wide Web.
K
keyboard shortcut—A key or combination of keys that you use
to perform a task instead of using a pointing device such as the
AccuPoint.
kilobyte (KB)—A unit of data equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte .
L
L1 (level one) cache—Memory cache built into the processor to
help improve processing speed. See also cache, CPU cache,
L2 cache.
L2 (level two) cache—Memory cache installed on the
motherboard to help improve processing speed. It is slower
than L1 cache and faster than main memory. See also cache,
CPU cache, L1 cache.
LAN (local area network)—A group of computers or other
devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected
by a communications link that enables any device to interact
with any other on the network.
key can set system options or control system
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