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... speakers. Left side Headphone jack Microphone jack Cooling vent PC Card slot PC Card eject button The cooling vent prevents the computer's central processing unit (CPU) from the PC Card slot. The 3.5 mm headphone jack lets you connect an external monaural microphone or other devices automatically disables the internal speakers. The... eject button releases the PC Card from overheating so that it can continue to a phone line" on page 94. To prevent possible overheating of the CPU, do not block the cooling vents. Finding Your Way Around Left side 41 line.
... speakers. Left side Headphone jack Microphone jack Cooling vent PC Card slot PC Card eject button The cooling vent prevents the computer's central processing unit (CPU) from the PC Card slot. The 3.5 mm headphone jack lets you connect an external monaural microphone or other devices automatically disables the internal speakers. The... eject button releases the PC Card from overheating so that it can continue to a phone line" on page 94. To prevent possible overheating of the CPU, do not block the cooling vents. Finding Your Way Around Left side 41 line.
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... task. This is called the Direct Memory Access (DMA). A device, such as a disk drive or a modem, needs a channel to the CPU is called an Interrupt Request (IRQ) because it interrupts what the processor is normal. Direct Memory Access Similarly, the data required by the device is... sharing and is doing and requests some of the processor's time. Interrupt Request Channel The channel to the computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU). The DMA provides a dedicated channel for getting multiple devices to work . The device most likely to bypass the microprocessor and access memory...
... task. This is called the Direct Memory Access (DMA). A device, such as a disk drive or a modem, needs a channel to the CPU is called an Interrupt Request (IRQ) because it interrupts what the processor is normal. Direct Memory Access Similarly, the data required by the device is... sharing and is doing and requests some of the processor's time. Interrupt Request Channel The channel to the computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU). The DMA provides a dedicated channel for getting multiple devices to work . The device most likely to bypass the microprocessor and access memory...
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Glossary TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may not be available on your computer. Acronyms The following acronyms may appear in this user's guide. AC alternating current BIOS basic input/output system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory CD-RW compact disc rewrite memory CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor COM1 communications port 1 (serial port) COM2 communications port 2 (serial port) CPU central processing unit DC direct current 237
Glossary TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may not be available on your computer. Acronyms The following acronyms may appear in this user's guide. AC alternating current BIOS basic input/output system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory CD-RW compact disc rewrite memory CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor COM1 communications port 1 (serial port) COM2 communications port 2 (serial port) CPU central processing unit DC direct current 237
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...is duplicated for processing, memory, input/output, and/or control functions. character - An electrical circuit that uses the information. See also CPU cache, L1 cache, L2 cache. A small piece of data. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the left mouse...control button, unless otherwise stated. See also CD-ROM. chip - A character occupies one device to another . central processing unit (CPU) - 241 Glossary bus - Accessing data from cache is the pathway through which frequently used information is the smallest addressable unit of...
...is duplicated for processing, memory, input/output, and/or control functions. character - An electrical circuit that uses the information. See also CPU cache, L1 cache, L2 cache. A small piece of data. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the left mouse...control button, unless otherwise stated. See also CD-ROM. chip - A character occupies one device to another . central processing unit (CPU) - 241 Glossary bus - Accessing data from cache is the pathway through which frequently used information is the smallest addressable unit of...
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... permits a computer to the computer. controller - A device that is, configured). CPU - CPU cache - Printers, disk drives, and modems are set of devices. Compare alternating current (AC). See central processing unit (CPU). cursor - A program (called a "driver") that can work together harmoniously, ... supplied by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. A symbol that temporarily stores data and instructions the CPU will need to which computers, programs, or devices can be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer...
... permits a computer to the computer. controller - A device that is, configured). CPU - CPU cache - Printers, disk drives, and modems are set of devices. Compare alternating current (AC). See central processing unit (CPU). cursor - A program (called a "driver") that can work together harmoniously, ... supplied by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. A symbol that temporarily stores data and instructions the CPU will need to which computers, programs, or devices can be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer...
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...® operating system, this refers to a printer. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. drag - directory - disk - See also file. See folder. disc - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. 243 Glossary direct memory access...
...® operating system, this refers to a printer. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. drag - directory - disk - See also file. See folder. disc - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. 243 Glossary direct memory access...
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...zero (0) volts, is determined by the operating system and/or individual programs. G gigabyte (GB) - frontside bus - The primary pathway (bus) between the CPU and the computer's main memory. function keys - Their function is connected to as drive C. See also byte. A conductor to 1,073,741,824 bytes (...have secondary hard disks that can write information to the hard disk the current state of your work , including all components of many Toshiba notebook computers that saves to the disk or read information from it was when the computer was turned off . Hibernate - When you...
...zero (0) volts, is determined by the operating system and/or individual programs. G gigabyte (GB) - frontside bus - The primary pathway (bus) between the CPU and the computer's main memory. function keys - Their function is connected to as drive C. See also byte. A conductor to 1,073,741,824 bytes (...have secondary hard disks that can write information to the hard disk the current state of your work , including all components of many Toshiba notebook computers that saves to the disk or read information from it was when the computer was turned off . Hibernate - When you...
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... area and connected by a communications link that enables any other services. Internet - See also byte. See also cache, CPU cache, L1 cache. Compare noninterlaced. internal device - K keyboard shortcut - kilobyte (KB) - See also cache, CPU cache, L2 cache. L2 (level two) cache - LAN (local area network) - hot swapping - interlaced - See device. A group of...
... area and connected by a communications link that enables any other services. Internet - See also byte. See also cache, CPU cache, L1 cache. Compare noninterlaced. internal device - K keyboard shortcut - kilobyte (KB) - See also cache, CPU cache, L2 cache. L2 (level two) cache - LAN (local area network) - hot swapping - interlaced - See device. A group of...
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... instruments, synthesizers, and computers. The main circuit board in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that converts information from its physical drives. See central processing unit (CPU). See also bytes. 247 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - microprocessor - A type of translating music into a form computers can be partitioned into memory for processing...
... instruments, synthesizers, and computers. The main circuit board in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that converts information from its physical drives. See central processing unit (CPU). See also bytes. 247 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - microprocessor - A type of translating music into a form computers can be partitioned into memory for processing...
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...to a network or a peripheral device. See also operating system, application, utility. By volatile, we mean that can be executed by the computer's CPU. Compare ROM. pointing device - A set of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to the computer and controlled by a... fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. random access memory - PC Card - See central processing unit (CPU). PC Cards provide functions such as the TouchPad or a mouse, that can be produced on the screen. 249 Glossary password - See RAM. For...
...to a network or a peripheral device. See also operating system, application, utility. By volatile, we mean that can be executed by the computer's CPU. Compare ROM. pointing device - A set of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to the computer and controlled by a... fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. random access memory - PC Card - See central processing unit (CPU). PC Cards provide functions such as the TouchPad or a mouse, that can be produced on the screen. 249 Glossary password - See RAM. For...