Toshiba 8100 series, User Manual

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Part III: Appendixes
Glossary
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click: To press and release a mouse button, pointing device or
AccuPoint II control button. In Windows, this refers to the left
mouse button or primary AccuPoint II control button, unless
otherwise stated.
cold boot: See boot .
COM1 and COM2: Names that the operating system gives the
computer’s serial ports to distinguish between them.
commands: Instructions that tell the computer and its devices what to do.
You can enter commands individually, using the keyboard or
pointing device, or combine them into macros or programs. See also
macro, program .
communications: The means by which a computer sends data to and
receives data from another computer or device.
compatibility: The ability of two computers, programs and/or devices to
operate together. For example, if you install a modem that is not
compatible with your computer, the modem will not work.
component: A part of the computer system. Many components are
combined to create the whole system.
compression: The translation of data to a more compact form for storage
or transmission. In computer terms, files are compressed by
removing repetitive and blank characters. Depending on the type of
file, this can result in a size reduction of over 90%. Modems use
compression to reduce the amount of time needed to send or receive
a file.
computer system: A central processing unit with its associated devices,
such as disk drives, keyboard and screen, and essential software
such as the operating system and device drivers.
CONFIG.SYS: An MS-DOS file containing commands that change the
default configuration of the computer system.
configuration: 1) The set of components in a computer system (such as
memory, printers and disk drives). 2) How parts of the system are set
up. For example, the configuration of the serial port includes the
baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bits.