Toshiba Satellite L20 Series User Manual page 186

Glossary
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
TouchPad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
U
Universal Serial Bus: This serial interface lets you communicate with
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
W
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
write protection: A method for protecting a floppy disk from accidental
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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.
transistors for gates and storage.
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.
you run any popular software.
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft
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Windows window.
erasure.
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