NEC VERSA TXI, Manual

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Glossary 5
IEEE 1394 Standard
IEEE 1394 devices support Plug and Play connectivity for transfer rates of up to 400
Mbps. Use this port to daisy chain up to 63 IEEE 1394 devices to your system.
input/output
(I/O) The process of transferring data between the computer and external devices.
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics. A hard disk drive type that has controller electronics built
into the drive and delivers high throughput.
infrared
Technology that uses infrared waves to communicate data between the IR-equipped
devices without the use of cables. The IR port on the NEC Versa notebook is Infrared
Data Association (IrDA) compatible.
interface
A connection that enables two devices to communicate.
interrupt
A special control signal from an I/O device that diverts the attention of the
microprocessor from the program to a special address.
K
kilobyte
(KB) 1024 bytes.
L
LAN
Local Area Network.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. An LCD consists of a thin sandwich of two glass plates with
sealed edges, containing nematic liquid-crystal material that forms the screen image.
Versa displays are LCD type.
load
To copy a program into the computer's memory from a storage device.