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shortcut—See keyboard shortcut.
Sleep—A feature of some Windows
to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and
to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on
again.
software—See program. Compare hardware.
solid state drive —A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory
as opposed to a hard disk (see also hard disk). Solid state drives hold
a large amount of information and are used for storage of programs
and data.
Start screen—Displays the new Windows
feel.
Suspend—A feature of some Windows
you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer
on again.
system prompt—The symbol (in the MS-DOS
generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than" sign) indicating
where users are to enter commands.
T
TFT display—See active-matrix display.
Tile/Tiles—A list of square or rectangular icons on the Start screen
representing applications that can be accessed by selecting them.
U
Universal Serial Bus (USB)—USB is a serial bus that supports data
transfer. USB allows hot swapping of peripherals. See also bus, hot
swapping, serial.
upload—To send a file to another computer through a modem or
network. See also download.
—See Universal Serial Bus (USB).
USB
USB Flash drive
computer's USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. They
are smaller and more durable than an external hard drive because
they do not contain any internal moving parts, but have less storage
capacity. See also Universal Serial Bus (USB).
—A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a
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