Toshiba Satellite M30-SP350 User Manual page 200

execute: To interpret and execute an instruction.
Extended Capability Port: An industry standard that provides a data
F
fast infrared: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial
file: A collection of related information; a file can contain data, programs,
firmware: A set of instructions built into the hardware which controls and
fixed disk: See hard disk.
floppy disk: See diskette.
floppy disk drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hot keys.
folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.
format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting
function keys: The keys labelled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also
graphics: The use of drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts
H
hard disk: A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. The
hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
hardware: The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal: The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0
Satellite M30 Series
buffer, switchable forward and reverse data transmission, and run
length encoding (RLE) support.
data transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
or both.
directs a microprocessor's activities.
writes to floppy disks. See also diskette.
establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
perform certain functions.
megabyte.
or graphs, to present information.
factory installs this disk and only a trained engineer can remove it
for servicing. Also called fixed disk.
writes a hard disk. See also hard disk.
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk
drives, etc. See also software and firmware.
through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
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