Toshiba Encore WT8-A Series User Manual page 124

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Glossary
solid state drive
state memory as opposed to a hard disk (see also
Solid state drives hold a large amount of information and are
used for storage of programs and data.
Start screen
look and feel.
Suspend
that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your
open applications and to continue from where you left off
when you turn the computer on again.
Swipe
to display the next or previous window.
system prompt
system, generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than"
sign) indicating where users are to enter commands.
T
TFT display
Touch
apps, setting icons, and on-screen buttons by touching
them with your finger.
Tile/Tiles
screen representing applications that can be accessed by
selecting them.
U
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
supports data transfer. USB allows hot swapping of
peripherals. See also
upload
or network. See also
—See
USB
USB Flash drive
plugs into a computer's USB port and functions as a
portable hard drive. They are smaller and more durable than
an external hard drive because they do not contain any
internal moving parts, but have less storage capacity. See
also
—A data storage device that utilizes solid-
—Displays the new Windows
—A feature of some Windows
—Swipe an open window to the left or right of the screen
—The symbol (in the MS-DOS
active-matrix display
—See
—To activate items displayed on the screen, such as
—A list of square or rectangular icons on the Start
—To send a file to another computer through a modem
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
—A small, portable flash memory card that
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
®
—USB is a serial bus that
bus, hot swapping, serial
download
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hard disk
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operating system
operating systems
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operating
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