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Toshiba Portege 7140 User Manual

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User's Manual

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Portege 7140CT User's Manual – 7140_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 20/12/99 as IM_714UK

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cache memory: High speed memory which stores data that increases

processor speed and data transfer rate. When the CPU reads data

from main memory, it stores a copy of this data in cache memory.

The next time the CPU needs that same data, it looks for it in the

cache memory rather than the main memory, which saves time.

The computer has two cache levels. Level one is incorporated into

the processor and level two resides in external memory.

capacity: The amount of data that can be stored on a magnetic storage

device such as a diskette (floppy disk) or hard disk. It is usually

described in terms of kilobytes (KB), where one KB = 1024 bytes

and megabytes (MB), where one MB = 1024 KB.

card: Synonym for board. See board.
CardBus: An industry standard bus for 32-bit PC Cards.
CD Network Dock: A device that enables one-point connection to a

number of peripheral devices and provides a CD-ROM drive,

additional ports and a LAN jack.

Centronics: The printer manufacturer whose method of data transmission

between a parallel printer and a computer has become an industry

standard.

CGA: Colour/graphics adaptor. A video display protocol defined by the

IBM Colour/Graphics Monitor Adaptor and its associated circuitry.

This protocol supports two-colour 640x200 and four-colour

320x200 graphics, and 16-colour 640x200 and 320x200 text

modes.

character: Any letter, number, punctuation mark, or symbol used by the

computer. Also synonymous with byte.

chassis: The frame containing the computer.
chip: A small semiconductor containing computer logic and circuitry for

processing, memory, input/output functions and controlling other

chips.

CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. An electronic circuit

fabricated on a silicon wafer that requires very little power.

Integrated circuits implemented in CMOS technology can be tightly

packaged and are highly reliable.

cold start: Starting a computer that is currently off (turning on the power).
COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4: The names assigned to the serial and

communication ports.

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