User's Manual
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Satellite 2610/2650 User's Manual – GLOSSARY.DOC – ENGLISH – Printed on 18/09/99 as GL_261UK
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.
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