Toshiba A200 series User Manual page 189

E
execute: To interpret and execute an instruction.
F
floppy disk: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data.
floppy disk drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and
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
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hot key: The computer's feature in which certain keys in combination with
I
input: The data or instructions you provide to a computer, communication
User's Manual
writes to floppy disks.
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.
writes a hard disk. See also hard disk.
the extended function key, Fn, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.
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.
A200
Glossary-5