Toshiba Portege R500 User Manual page 188

execute: To interpret and execute an instruction.
Extended Capability Port: An industry standard that provides a data
F
fast infrared: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial
file: A collection of related information; a file can contain data, programs,
fingerprint sensor: The fingerprint sensor compares and analyzes the
firmware: A set of instructions built into the hardware which controls and
floppy diskette: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data.
floppy diskette drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hot keys.
folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.
format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting
function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to
G
gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also
graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs,
H
hard disk: A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. The
hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes
hardware: The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
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buffer, switchable forward and reverse data transmission, and run
length encoding (RLE) support.
data transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
or both.
unique characteristics in a fingerprint.
directs a microprocessor's activities.
writes to floppy diskettes.
establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.
perform certain functions.
megabyte.
to present information.
factory installs this disk and only a trained engineer can remove it
for servicing. Also called fixed disk.
a hard disk. See also hard disk.
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk drives,
etc. See also software and firmware.
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