User's Manual
Glossary 7
Version
1
Last Saved on 30/04/00 19:48
Satellite 2750/2770 User's Manual – Satellite 2750 UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 30/04/00 as
IM_275UK
G
gigabyte (GB):
A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes.
See also
megabyte.
GND:
Ground. An RS-232C signal used in the exchange of data between
a computer and serial device.
graphics:
Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs,
to present information.
H
hard disk drive (HDD):
An electromechanical device that reads and writes
a hard disk.
See also
hard disk.
hard disk:
A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. The
factory installs this disk and only a trained engineer can remove it
for servicing. Also called fixed disk.
hardware:
The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk drives,
etc.
See also
software and firmware.
Hardware Setup:
A Toshiba utility that lets you set the parameters for
various hardware components.
hertz:
A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal:
The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0
through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
host computer:
The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
information to a device or another computer.
hot dock/undock:
Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer is on.
hotkey:
The computer’s feature in which certain keys in combination with
the extended function key,
Fn
, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.
I
I/O devices:
Equipment used to communicate with the computer and
transfer data to and from it.
I/O:
Input/output. Refers to acceptance and transfer of data to and from a
computer.
icon:
A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator
panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.
infrared port:
A cableless communications port capable of using infrared
signals to send serial data.
Summary of Contents for SATELLITE 2750 Series
Page 1: ...TOSHIBA R M o d e l U S E R S M A N UA L 2 7 5 0 2 7 70 S e r i e s ...
Page 143: ...User s Manual Keyboard Layouts D 1 Appendix D Keyboard Layouts Belgian Canadian ...
Page 144: ...D 2 Keyboard Layouts User s Manual Danish French German ...
Page 145: ...User s Manual Keyboard Layouts D 3 Italian Norwegian Polish ...
Page 146: ...D 4 Keyboard Layouts User s Manual Portuguese Spanish Swedish ...
Page 147: ...User s Manual Keyboard Layouts D 5 Swiss German UK English US English ...
