Toshiba S1 User Manual - Page 230
restart, serial, serial communications, serial interface, serial port, soft key, software, stop bit
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restart GLOSSARY restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called 'warm boot' or 'soft reset'). To restart the computer, press Ctrl + Alt + Del while the computer is on. See also boot. RCA jack: A single-pin connector that carries composite video signals, which include both contrast and color information. See also S-video. RGB: Red, green, and blue. A device that uses three input signals, each activating an electron gun for a primary additive color (red, green, and blue) or port for using such a device. See also CRT. RJ11: A modular telephone 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. RS-232C: The Electronic Industries Association (EIA) interface standard that describes the 25-pin connector interface and control, data, and status signals that allow asynchronous communications between computers, printers, communications and other peripheral devices. S SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface for connection of a variety of peripheral devices. serial: The handling of data bits one after the other. serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as two interconnecting wires to send bits one after another. serial interface: Refers to a type of information exchange that transmits information sequentially, one bit at a time. Contrast: Parallel interface. serial port: A communications port to which you can connect devices, such as a modem, mouse, or serial printer. SIO: Serial Input/Output. The electronic methodology used in serial data transmission. soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the numeric keypad overlay. software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer programs that direct and control the computer system's activities. See also hardware. stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or group codes in asynchronous serial communications. subpixel: Three elements, one red, one green and blue (RGB), that make up a pixel on the color LCD. The computer sets subpixels independently, each may emit a different degree of brightness. See also pixel. Glossary-12