Toshiba Satellite P200 Series User Manual page 218

L
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light when
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets
LSI: Large Scale Integration.
M
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, Sleep mode or
modem: Derived from modulator/demodulator, a device that converts
monitor: A device that uses rows and columns of pixels to display
MP3: An audio compression standard that enables high-quality
N
numeric pad: A feature that allows you to perform numeric entry, or to
O
operating system: A group of programs that controls the basic operation
output: The results of a computer operation. Output commonly indicates
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a current is applied.
of glass coated with transparent conducting material. The viewing-
side coating is etched into character forming segments with leads
that extend to the edge of the glass. Applying a voltage between the
glass sheets alters the brightness of the liquid crystal.
1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple
logic gates on a single chip.
2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
kilobyte.
the hibernation mode.
(modulates) digital data for transmission over telephone lines and
then converts modulated data (demodulates) to digital format where
received.
alphanumeric characters or graphic images. See also CRT.
transmission and real-time playback of sound files.
control cursor and page movement.
of a computer. Operating system functions include interpreting
programs, creating data files, and controlling the transmission and
receipt (input/output) of data to and from memory and peripheral
devices.
data.
1) printed on paper, 2) displayed at a terminal, 3) sent through the
serial port of internal modem, or 4) stored on some magnetic media.
Satellite P200/Satellite Pro P200
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