Toshiba Satellite M30-SP350 User Manual page 201

host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
hotkey: A TOSHIBA feature in which certain keys in combination with the
HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you set the parameters for various
I
I/O devices: Equipment used to communicate with the computer and
I/O: Input/output. Refers to acceptance and transfer of data to and from a
icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator
infrared port: A cableless communications port capable of using infrared
input: The data or instructions you provide to a computer,
instruction: Statements or commands that specify how to perform a
interface: 1) Hardware and/or software components of a system used
interrupt request: A signal that gives a component access to the
IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
K
K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as
KB: See kilobyte.
keyboard: An input device containing switches that are activated by
Satellite M30 Series
information to a device or another computer.
extended function key, Fn, can be used to set system parameters,
such as speaker volume.
hardware components.
transfer data to and from it.
computer.
panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.
signals to send serial data.
communication device or other peripheral device from the
keyboard or external or internal storage devices. The data sent (or
output) by the sending computer is input for the receiving
computer.
particular task.
specifically to connect one system or device to another.
2) To physically connect one system or device to another to
exchange information. 3) The point of contact between user, the
computer, and the program, for example, the keyboard or a menu.
processor.
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
equivalent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte
and kilobyte.
manually pressing marked keys. Each keystroke activates a switch
that transmits a specific code to the computer. For each key, the
transmitted code is, in turn, representative of the (ASCII) character
marked on the key.
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