Toshiba M70 User Manual page 170

Glossary
RTC: real time clock
SCSI: small computer system interface
TFT: thin-film transistor
USB: Universal Serial Bus
VESA: Video Electronic Standards Association
VGA: video graphics array
WXGA: wide extended graphics array
A
adaptor: A device that provides an interface between two dissimilar
application: A group of programs that together are used for a specific task
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII code
B
BIOS: Basic Input Output System. The firmware that controls data flow
bit:
boot: Short for bootstrap. A program that starts or restarts the computer.
bps: Bits per second. Typically used to describe the data transmission
buffer: The portion of the computer's memory where data is temporarily
bus: An interface for transmission of signals, data or electric power.
byte: The representation of a single character. A sequence of eight bits
C
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electronic devices. For example, the AC adaptor modifies the
power from a wall outlet for use by the computer. This term also
refers to the add-in circuit cards that control external devices, such
as video monitors and magnetic tape devices.
such as accounting, financial planning, spreadsheets, word
processing and games.
is a set of 256 binary codes that represent the most commonly
used letters, numbers, and symbols.
within the computer. See also firmware.
Derived from "binary digit," the basic unit of information used by the
computer. It is either zero or one. Eight bits is one byte. See also
byte.
The program reads instructions from a storage device into the
computer's memory.
speed of a modem.
stored. Buffers often compensate for differences in the rate of flow
from one device to another.
treated as a single unit; also the smallest addressable unit within
the system.
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