Toshiba Satellite P200 Series User Manual page 219

P
parity: 1) The symmetrical relationship between two parameter values
peripheral device: An I/O device that is external to the central processor
pixel: A picture element. The smallest dot that can be made on a display
plug and play: A capability with Windows that enables the system to
port: The electrical connection through which the computer sends and
prompt: A message the computer provides indicating it is ready for or
R
Random Access Memory (RAM): High speed memory within the computer
restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called "warm boot"
RJ11: A modular telephone jack.
RJ45: A modular LAN jack.
ROM: Read Only Memory: A nonvolatile memory chip manufactured to
S
SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character
system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system. For
Satellite P200/Satellite Pro P200
(integers) both of which are either on or off; odd or even; 0 or 1.
2) In serial communications, an error detection bit that is added to
a group of data bits making the sum of the bits even or odd. Parity
can be set to none, odd, or even.
and/or main memory such as a printer or a mouse.
or printer. Also called a pel.
automatically recognize connections of external devices and make
the necessary configurations in the computer.
receives data to and from devices or other computers.
requires information or an action from you.
circuitry that can be read or written to.
or "soft reset"). See also boot.
contain information that controls the computer's basic operation.
You cannot access or change information stored in ROM.
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the
numeric pad.
or group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files and
the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a system
disk. Also called an operating system disk.
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