Toshiba Tecra A9 User Manual page 219

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SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
SD/SDHC Card: Secure Digital cards are flash memory widely used in a
serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as
serial interface: Refers to a type of information exchange that transmits
SIO: Serial Input/Output. The electronic methodology used in serial data
soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard,
software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or
subpixel: Three elements, one red, one green and blue (RGB), that make
synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system. For
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TECRA A9, TECRA S5, Satellite Pro S200, Satellite Pro A150
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
variety of digital devices such as digital cameras and Personal
Digital Assistants.
two interconnecting wires to send bits one after another.
information sequentially, one bit at a time.
transmission.
change some configuration options, stop program execution, and
access the numeric keypad overlay.
associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer
programs that direct and control the computer system's activities.
See also hardware.
group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
up a pixel on the color LCD. The computer sets subpixels
independently, each may emit a different degree of brightness. See
also pixel.
characters or events.
MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files and
the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a system
disk. Also called an operating system disk.
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