Toshiba Satellite A300 User Manual page 233

K
K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as equivalent
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 when
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets of
LSI: Large Scale Integration.
M
main board: See motherboard.
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals 1 million cycles per
menu: A software interface that displays a list of options on the screen.
microprocessor: A hardware component contained in a single integrated
mode: A method of operation, for example, the Boot Mode, Sleep Mode or
modem: Derived from modulator/demodulator, a device that converts
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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.
a current is applied.
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.
1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple
logic gates on a single chip.
2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration.
kilobyte.
second. See also hertz.
Also called a screen.
circuit that carries out instructions. Also called the central
processing unit (CPU), one of the main parts of the computer.
the Hibernation Mode.
(modulates) digital data for transmission over telephone lines and
then converts modulated data (demodulates) to digital format where
received.
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