Toshiba PSA10C-00REH User Manual page 193

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
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.
keyboard: An input device containing switches that are activated by
kilobyte (KB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte
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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.
characteristics by electrically connecting two points of a circuit.
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.
and megabyte.
Glossary
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