Toshiba 6100 User Manual

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LOSSARY

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execute: To interpret and execute an
instruction.

Extended Capability Port: An industry
standard that provides a data buffer,
switchable forward and reverse data
transmission, and run length encoding
(RLE) support.

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.

fixed disk: See hard disk.

floppy disk: See diskette.

floppy disk drive (FDD): See diskette
drive.

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

format: The process of readying a blank
disk for its first use. Formatting estab-
lishes the structure of the disk that the
operating system expects before it writes
files or programs onto the disk.

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

function keys: The keys labeled F1
through F12 that tell the computer to
perform certain functions.

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: The use of drawings,
pictures, or other images, such as charts
or graphs, to present information.

hard disk: A non-removable disk
usually referred to as drive C. Also
called fixed disk.

hard disk drive (HDD): An electro-
mechanical 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.

host computer