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211 Glossary Hibernation - A feature of many Toshiba computers that saves to the internal storage drive the current state of your work, including all open files and programs, when you turn the computer off. When you turn on the computer again, your work is returned to the same state it was when the computer was turned off. See also Sleep, Suspend. high-density diskette - A 3.5-inch diskette that holds 1.44 MB of data. See also diskette. hot key - (1) A feature in which certain keys in combination with the Fn key can set system options or control system parameters, such as the battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of keys that activates a memory resident program. hot swapping - The ability to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is running and have the operating system automatically recognize the change. I icon - A small image displayed on the screen that represents a function, file, or program. interlaced - A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which only every other line of pixels is refreshed. Interlaced monitors take two passes to create a complete screen image. Compare non-interlaced. internal device - See device. Internet - The decentralized, world-wide network of computers that provides electronic mail, the World Wide Web, and other services. See also World Wide Web. K keyboard shortcut - A key or combination of keys that you use to perform a task instead of using a pointing device such as a mouse. L L1 (level one) cache - Memory cache built into the processor to help improve processing speed. See also cache, CPU cache, L2 cache. L2 (level two) cache - Memory cache installed on the motherboard to help improve processing speed. It is slower than L1 cache and faster than main memory. See also cache, CPU cache, L1 cache. LAN (local area network) - A group of computers or other devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a communications link that enables any device to interact with any other on the network.

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Glossary
211
Hibernation
— A feature of many Toshiba computers that saves to the
internal storage drive the current state of your work, including all
open files and programs, when you turn the computer off. When
you turn on the computer again, your work is returned to the same
state it was when the computer was turned off. See also
Sleep,
Suspend.
high-density diskette
— A 3.5-inch diskette that holds 1.44 MB of data.
See also
diskette.
hot key
— (1) A feature in which certain keys in combination with the
Fn
key can set system options or control system parameters, such as
the battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of keys that
activates a memory resident program.
hot swapping
— The ability to add or remove devices from a computer
while the computer is running and have the operating system
automatically recognize the change.
I
icon
— A small image displayed on the screen that represents a function,
file, or program.
interlaced
— A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which only
every other line of pixels is refreshed. Interlaced monitors take two
passes to create a complete screen image. Compare
non-interlaced.
internal device
— See
device.
Internet
— The decentralized, world-wide network of computers that
provides electronic mail, the World Wide Web, and other services.
See also
World Wide Web.
K
keyboard shortcut
— A key or combination of keys that you use to
perform a task instead of using a pointing device such as a mouse.
L
L1 (level one) cache
— Memory cache built into the processor to help
improve processing speed. See also
cache, CPU cache, L2 cache.
L2 (level two) cache
— Memory cache installed on the motherboard to
help improve processing speed. It is slower than L1 cache and faster
than main memory. See also
cache, CPU cache, L1 cache.
LAN (local area network)
— A group of computers or other devices
dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a
communications link that enables any device to interact with any
other on the network.