Toshiba Satellite M30X-102 User Manual page 153

IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
J
jumper: A small clip or wire that allows you to change the hardware
K
K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as
KB: See kilobyte.
L
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets
LSI: Large Scale Integration.
M
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, standby mode
modem: Derived from modulator/demodulator, a device that converts
monitor: A device that uses rows and columns of pixels to display
MP3: An audio compression standard that enables high-quality
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transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
characteristics by electrically connecting two points of a circuit.
equivalent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte and
kilobyte.
when a current is applied.
of glass coated with transparent conducting material. The viewing-
side coating is etched into character forming segments with leads
that extend to the edge of the glass. Applying a voltage between the
glass sheets alters the brightness of the liquid crystal.
1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple
logic gates on a single chip.
2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
kilobyte.
or the hibernation mode.
(modulates) digital data for transmission over telephone lines and
then converts modulated data (demodulates) to digital format where
received.
alphanumeric characters or graphic images. See also CRT.
transmission and real-time playback of sound files.
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