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Glossary-8 User’s Manual

Glossary

hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.

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.

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.

interface: 1) Hardware and/or software components of a system used

specifically to connect one system or device to another.

2) To physically connect one system or device to another to

exchange information.

3) The point of contact between user, the computer, and the

program, for example, the keyboard or a menu.

interrupt request: A signal that gives a component access to the

processor.

I/O: Input/output. Refers to acceptance and transfer of data to and from a

computer.

I/O devices: Equipment used to communicate with the computer and

transfer data to and from it.

K: Taken from the Greek word kilo, meaning 1000; often used as equivalent

to 1024, or 2 raised to the 10th power. See also byte and kilobyte.

keyboard: An input device containing switches that are activated by

manually pressing marked keys. Each keystroke activates a switch

that transmits a specific code to the computer. For each key, the

transmitted code is, in turn, representative of the (ASCII) character

marked on the key.

kilobyte (KB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 bytes. See also byte

and megabyte.

L1 cache: Level one cache. Memory cache built into the processor to help

improve processing speed. See also cache memory, L2 cache.

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