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Toshiba Satellite 2430-301 User Manual

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Glossary

Satellite 2430 Series

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Satellite 2430 Series

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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.

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