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RJ11 — A modular connector used on most U.S. telephone systems and
direct-connect modems. The RJ11 connector is a 6-wire connector.
ROM (read-only memory) — Non-volatile memory that can be read
but not written to. By non-volatile, we mean that information in
ROM remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This
type of memory is used to store your computer's BIOS, which is
essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. See
also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM.
S
select — To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics with the
intent to perform some operation on it.
serial — Processes that occur one at a time. In communications, it means
the transmission of one bit at a time sequentially over a single
channel. Compare parallel.
shortcut — See keyboard shortcut.
Sleep — A feature of some Windows
to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and
to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on
again.
software — See program. Compare hardware.
Suspend — A feature of some Windows
you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer
on again.
system disk — A diskette that contains the operating system files needed
to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system
disk. A system disk is also called a "bootable disk" or a "startup
disk." Compare non-system disk.
system prompt — The symbol (in the MS-DOS
generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than" sign) indicating
where users are to enter commands.
T
Toshiba tablet pen — The writing instrument used with the tablet. It is
stored on the right side of the computer.
TFT display — See active-matrix display.
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