Toshiba 6100 User Manual

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LOSSARY

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serial: The handling of data bits one
after the other.

serial communications: A communica-
tions technique that uses as few as two
interconnecting wires to send bits one
after another.

serial interface: Refers to a type of
information exchange that transmits
information sequentially, one bit at a
time. Contrast: Parallel interface.

serial port: A communications port to
which you can connect devices, such as
a modem, mouse, or serial printer.

SIO: Serial Input/Output. The
electronic methodology used in serial
data transmission.

soft key: Key combinations that
emulate keys on the IBM keyboard,
change some configuration options,
stop program execution, and access the
numeric keypad overlay.

software: The set of programs,
procedures and related documentation
associated with a computer system.
Specifically refers to computer pro-
grams that direct and control the
computer system’s activities. See also
hardware.

stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that
follow the transmitted character or
group codes in asynchronous serial
communications.

subpixel: Three elements, one red, one
green and blue (RGB), that make up a
pixel on the color LCD. The computer
sets subpixels independently, each may
emit a different degree of brightness.
See also pixel.

restart

restart: Resetting a computer without
turning it off (also called ‘warm boot’ or
‘soft reset’). To restart the computer,
press Ctrl + Alt + Del while the
computer is on. See also boot.

RCA jack: A single-pin connector that
carries composite video signals, which
include both contrast and color
information. See also S-video.

RGB: Red, green, and blue. A device
that uses three input signals, each
activating an electron gun for a primary
additive color (red, green, and blue) or
port for using such a device. See also
CRT.

RJ11: A modular telephone jack.

ROM: Read Only Memory: A nonvola-
tile memory chip manufactured to
contain information that controls the
computer’s basic operation. You cannot
access or change information stored in
ROM.

RS-232C: The Electronic Industries
Association (EIA) interface standard
that describes the 25-pin connector
interface and control, data, and status
signals that allow asynchronous
communications between computers,
printers, communications and other
peripheral devices.

SCSI: Small Computer System Interface
is an industry standard interface for
connection of a variety of peripheral
devices.