Glossary
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solid state drive
—A data storage device that utilizes solid-
state memory as opposed to a hard disk (see also
hard disk
).
Solid state drives hold a large amount of information and are
used for storage of programs and data.
Start screen
—Displays the new Windows
®
operating system
look and feel.
Suspend
—A feature of some Windows
®
operating systems
that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your
open applications and to continue from where you left off
when you turn the computer on again.
Swipe
—Swipe an open window to the left or right of the screen
to display the next or previous window.
system prompt
—The symbol (in the MS-DOS
®
operating
system, generally a drive letter followed by a “greater than”
sign) indicating where users are to enter commands.
T
TFT display
—See
active-matrix display
.
Touch
—To activate items displayed on the screen, such as
apps, setting icons, and on-screen buttons by touching
them with your finger.
Tile/Tiles
—A list of square or rectangular icons on the Start
screen representing applications that can be accessed by
selecting them.
U
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
—USB is a serial bus that
supports data transfer. USB allows hot swapping of
peripherals. See also
bus, hot swapping, serial
.
upload
—To send a file to another computer through a modem
or network. See also
download
.
USB
—See
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
.
USB Flash drive
—A small, portable flash memory card that
plugs into a computer’s USB port and functions as a
portable hard drive. They are smaller and more durable than
an external hard drive because they do not contain any
internal moving parts, but have less storage capacity. See
also
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
.
