beautypg.com

Toshiba Qosmio G40 User Manual

Page 238

background image

Glossary-2

User’s Manual

Qosmio G40

HD DVD-R: High Definition Digital Versatile Disc Recordable

HD DVD-ROM: High Definition Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory

IDE: integrated drive electronics

I/O: input/output

IrDA: Infrared Data Association

IRQ: interrupt request

KB: kilobyte

LCD: liquid crystal display

LED: light emitting diode

LSI: large scale integration

MB: megabyte

OCR: optical character recognition (reader)

PCB: printed circuit board

PCI: peripheral component interconnect

RAM: random access memory

RGB: red, green, and blue

ROM: read only memory

RTC: real time clock

SCSI: small computer system interface

SIO: serial input/output

TFT: thin-film transistor

UART: universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter

USB: Universal Serial Bus

VESA: Video Electronic Standards Association

VGA: video graphics array

VRT: voltage reduction technology

WUXGA: wide ultra extended graphics array

XGA: extended graphics array

A

adaptor: A device that provides an interface between two dissimilar

electronic devices. For example, the AC adaptor modifies the power
from a wall outlet for use by the computer. This term also refers to
the add-in circuit cards that control external devices, such as video
monitors and magnetic tape devices.

allocate: To assign a space or function for a specific task.

alphanumeric: Keyboard characters including letters, numbers and other

symbols, such as punctuation marks or mathematical symbols.