G
LOSSARY
Glossary-9
.
M
main board: See motherboard.
megabyte (MB): A unit of data
storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See
also kilobyte.
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency
that equals 1 million cycles per
second. See also hertz.
menu: A software interface that
displays a list of options on the
screen. Also called a screen.
microprocessor: A hardware compo-
nent contained in a single integrated
circuit that carries out instructions.
Also called the central processing unit
(CPU), one of the main parts of the
computer.
mode: A method of operation, for
example, the boot mode or the resume
mode.
modem: Derived from modulator/
demodulator, a device that converts
(modulates) digital data for transmis-
sion over telephone lines and then
converts modulated data (demodu-
lates) to digital format where received.
monitor: A device that uses rows and
columns of pixels to display alphanu-
meric characters or graphic images.
See CRT.
monitor
kilobyte (KB): A unit of data storage
equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte
and megabyte.
L
level 2 cache: See cache.
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A
semiconductor device that emits light
when a current is applied.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid
crystal sealed between two sheets of
glass coated with transparent con-
ducting 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 darkens the liquid crystal to
provide contrast to lighted portions of
the display.
LSI: Large Scale Integration. 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 the large scale integration.
Содержание 2000
Страница 1: ...TOSHIBA 2000 Portable Personal Computer User s Manual ...
Страница 18: ...xviii Glossary Index ...
Страница 22: ...xxii User s Manual ...
Страница 24: ...User s Manual xxiv ...
Страница 58: ...3 14 User s Manual G ETTING S TARTED ...
Страница 74: ...User s Manual O PERATING B ASICS 4 16 ...
Страница 84: ...User s Manual T HE K EYBOARD 5 10 ...
Страница 108: ...User s Manual 7 10 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORDS ...
Страница 122: ...8 14 User s Manual O PTIONAL D EVICES ...
Страница 142: ...User s Manual 9 20 T ROUBLESHOOTING ...
Страница 168: ...User s Manual D 8 A PPENDIX D ...
Страница 172: ...User s Manual E 4 A PPENDIX E ...
Страница 210: ...G LOSSARY Glossary 14 ...