Toshiba Satellite 2430-301 User Manual
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SCSI:
Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
serial communications:
A communications 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.
serial:
The handling of data bits one after the other.
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 programs that direct and control the computer system’s
activities. See also hardware.
standby:
See resume.
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 colour LCD. The computer sets subpixels
independently, each may emit a different degree of brightness.
See also pixel.
suspend:
See resume.
S-video:
This connection provides separate lines for contrast and colour,
which produces a video image superior to that produced by a
composite connection. See also RCA jack.
synchronous:
Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
characters or events.
system disk:
A disk that has been formatted with an operating system.
For MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files
and the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a
system disk. Also called an operating system disk.