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Toshiba A50 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Glossary

F

fast infrared: An industry standard that enables cableless infrared serial

data transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.

file: A collection of related information; a file can contain data, programs, or both.

firmware: A set of instructions built into the hardware which controls and

directs a microprocessor’s activities.

floppy disk: A removable disk that stores magnetically encoded data.

floppy disk drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and

writes to floppy disks.

Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hot keys.

folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.

format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting

establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk.

function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to

perform certain functions.

G

gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also

megabyte.

graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs, to

present information.

H

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.

hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes

a hard disk. See also hard 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.

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 key: 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.

HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you set the parameters for various

hardware components.