Toshiba Satellite Pro 4320 - Manual (Page 224)

Glossary 14 User's Manual
Satellite Pro 4200/4300 User's Manual – 4200_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 27/01/00 as IM_420UK
T
TDIAG: A Toshiba diagnostic program used for testing and configuring the
computer system’s resources.
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
the computer for data input/output.
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
transistors for gates and storage.
U
USB: The Universal Serial Bus is a way to connect up to 127 devices
through one connector. A new development in 1997, this offers
significantly improved ease of use and reliability than earlier
expansion methods.
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
you run any popular software.
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
W
Warm dock/undock: Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer is suspended.
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows
window.
write protection: A method for protecting a diskette (floppy disk) from
accidental erasure.
Z
ZV port: Zoomed Video port dedicated to high-performance video
data transfer.