Toshiba Satellite P200 PSPB0C-RT108C Users Manual Canada; English - Page 192
Light Emitting Diode LED, Liquid Crystal Display LCD, megabyte MB, modem, monitor
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Glossary L Light Emitting Diode (LED): A semiconductor device that emits light when a current is applied. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Liquid crystal sealed between two sheets of glass coated with transparent conducting material. The viewingside coating is etched into character forming segments with leads that extend to the edge of the glass. Applying a voltage between the glass sheets alters the brightness of the liquid crystal. LSI: Large Scale Integration. 1) A technology that allows the inclusion of up to 100,000 simple logic gates on a single chip. 2) An integrated circuit that uses large scale integration. M megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also kilobyte. mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, Sleep mode or the hibernation mode. modem: Derived from modulator/demodulator, a device that converts (modulates) digital data for transmission over telephone lines and then converts modulated data (demodulates) to digital format where received. monitor: A device that uses rows and columns of pixels to display alphanumeric characters or graphic images. See also CRT. MP3: An audio compression standard that enables high-quality transmission and real-time playback of sound files. N numeric keypad overlay: A feature that allows you to use certain keys on the keyboard to perform numeric entry, or to control cursor and page movement. O operating system: A group of programs that controls the basic operation of a computer. Operating system functions include interpreting programs, creating data files, and controlling the transmission and receipt (input/output) of data to and from memory and peripheral devices. output: The results of a computer operation. Output commonly indicates data. 1) printed on paper, 2) displayed at a terminal, 3) sent through the serial port of internal modem, or 4) stored on some magnetic media. Glossary-6 Satellite P200/Satellite Pro P200