Toshiba Satellite P30 User Manual page 168

R
Random Access Memory (RAM): High speed memory within the
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,
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or
system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system.
T
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid
Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm
U
Universal Serial Bus: This serial interface lets you communicate with
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
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computer 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.
change some configuration options, stop program execution, and
access the numeric keypad overlay.
group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
For 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.
the computer for data input/output.
crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor
(TFT) to drive each cell.
rest.
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.
you run any popular software.
Glossary
Satellite P30