hardware
The electrical and mechanical parts from which a computer is made.
hertz
(Hz) A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
hot key
Combination of two or three keys (such as
taneously for a particular function.
I
Infrared
Technology that uses infrared waves to communicate data between IR-
equipped devices without the use of cables. The port on the NEC Versa is
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)-compatible.
input/output
(I/O) The process of transferring data between the computer and external
devices.
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics. A hard disk drive type that has controller elec-
tronics built into the drive and delivers high throughput.
interface
A connection that enables two devices to communicate.
interrupt
A special control signal from an I/O device that diverts the attention of the
microprocessor from the program to a special address.
K
kilobyte
(KB) 1024 bytes.
L
LAN
Local Area Network.
Ctrl-Alt-D
) that you press simul-
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