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Glossary P parity: 1) The symmetrical relationship between two parameter values (integers) both of which are either on or off; odd or even; 0 or 1. 2) In serial communications, an error detection bit that is added to a group of data bits making the sum of the bits even or odd. Parity can be set to none, odd, or even. peripheral device: An I/O device that is external to the central processor and/or main memory such as a printer or a mouse. pixel: A picture element. The smallest dot that can be made on a display or printer. Also called a pel. plug and play: A capability with Windows that enables the system to automatically recognize connections of external devices and make the necessary configurations in the computer. port: The electrical connection through which the computer sends and receives data to and from devices or other computers. prompt: A message the computer provides indicating it is ready for or requires information or an action from you. R Random Access Memory (RAM): High speed memory within the computer circuitry that can be read or written to. restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called "warm boot" or "soft reset"). See also boot. RJ11: A modular telephone jack. RJ45: A modular LAN jack. ROM: Read Only Memory: A nonvolatile memory chip manufactured to contain information that controls the computer's basic operation. You cannot access or change information stored in ROM. S SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface for connection of a variety of peripheral devices. soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the numeric keypad overlay. stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or group codes in asynchronous serial communications. system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system. For MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files and the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a system disk. Also called an operating system disk. Satellite M100 Glossary-7

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Satellite M100
Glossary-7
Glossary
P
parity:
1) The symmetrical relationship between two parameter values
(integers) both of which are either on or off; odd or even; 0 or 1.
2)
In serial communications, an error detection bit that is added to
a group of data bits making the sum of the bits even or odd. Parity
can be set to none, odd, or even.
peripheral device:
An I/O device that is external to the central processor
and/or main memory such as a printer or a mouse.
pixel:
A picture element. The smallest dot that can be made on a display
or printer. Also called a pel.
plug and play:
A capability with Windows that enables the system to
automatically recognize connections of external devices and make
the necessary configurations in the computer.
port:
The electrical connection through which the computer sends and
receives data to and from devices or other computers.
prompt:
A message the computer provides indicating it is ready for or
requires information or an action from you.
R
Random Access Memory (RAM):
High speed memory within the computer
circuitry that can be read or written to.
restart:
Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called “warm boot”
or “soft reset”).
See also
boot.
RJ11:
A modular telephone jack.
RJ45:
A modular LAN jack.
ROM:
Read Only Memory:
A nonvolatile memory chip manufactured to
contain information that controls the computer’s basic operation.
You cannot access or change information stored in ROM.
S
SCSI:
Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
soft key:
Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change
some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the
numeric keypad overlay.
stop bit:
One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character
or group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
system disk:
A disk that has been formatted with an operating system. For
MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files and
the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a system
disk. Also called an operating system disk.