Toshiba Satellite C55-C5241 Satellite/Satellite Pro C40/C50/C70-C Series Windo - Page 160

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160 Glossary 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. LED (Light Emitting Diode)-A solid state lamp (SSL) that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light, which offers long life and high efficiency output. Multiple diodes are used together, since the light created by individual light-emitting diodes is small compared to incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps.

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Glossary
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.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
—A solid state lamp (SSL) that
uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light,
which offers long life and high efficiency output. Multiple
diodes are used together, since the light created by
individual light-emitting diodes is small compared to
incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps.