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Toshiba Qosmio G30 HD-DVD (PQG32) User Manual

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User’s Manual

Glossary

G

gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also

megabyte.

graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs, to

present information.

H

hard disk: A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. The factory

installs this disk and only a trained engineer can remove it for
servicing. Also called fixed disk.

hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical 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.

hot key: The computer’s feature in which certain keys in combination with

the extended function key, Fn, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.

HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you set the parameters for various

hardware components.

I

icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator

panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can
manipulate.

i.LINK (IEEE1394): This port enables high-speed data transfer directly

from external devices such as digital video cameras.

input: The data or instructions you provide to a computer, communication

device or other peripheral device from the keyboard or external or
internal storage devices. The data sent (or output) by the sending
computer is input for the receiving computer.

instruction: Statements or commands that specify how to perform a

particular task.

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