Toshiba TECRA A8 User Manual page 196

interface: 1) Hardware and/or software components of a system used
interrupt request: A signal that gives a component access to the
IrDA 1.1: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial data
J
jumper: A small clip or wire that allows you to change the hardware
K
K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as
KB: See kilobyte.
keyboard: An input device containing switches that are activated by
kilobyte (KB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte
L
level 2 cache: See cache.
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets
LSI: Large Scale Integration. 1) A technology that allows the inclusion of
M
main board: See motherboard.
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
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specifically to connect one system or device to another.
2) To physically connect one system or device to another to
exchange information.
3) The point of contact between user, the computer, and the
program, for example, the keyboard or a menu.
processor.
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
characteristics by electrically connecting two points of a circuit.
equivalent to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte and
kilobyte.
manually pressing marked keys. Each keystroke activates a switch
that transmits a specific code to the computer. For each key, the
transmitted code is, in turn, representative of the (ASCII) character
marked on the key.
and megabyte.
when 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.
up to 100,000 simple logic gates on a single chip.
2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
kilobyte.
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