Toshiba Satellite P25-S676 Toshiba Online Users Guide for Satellite P25-S676 - Page 268
RJ-11, RJ-45, ROM read-only memory, select, serial, shortcut, software, Stand By, Suspend, system disk
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268 Glossary RJ-11 - A modular connector used on most U.S. telephone systems and direct-connect modems. The RJ-11 connector is a 6-wire connector. RJ-45 - A connector used to attach computers to LANS (local area networks) and to link ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) devices to NT-1 (Network Terminator devices). Also called. ROM (read-only memory) - Non-volatile memory that can be read but not written to. By non-volatile, we mean that information in ROM remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This type of memory is used to store your computer's BIOS, which is essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. See also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM. S select - To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics with the intent to perform some operation on it. serial - Processes that occur one at a time. In communications, it means the transmission of one bit at a time sequentially over a single channel. On your computer, the serial port provides a serial interface between the computer and an appropriate device. shortcut - See keyboard shortcut. software - See program. Compare hardware. Stand By - A feature of some Windows® operating systems that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on again. Suspend - A feature of some Windows® operating systems that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on again. system disk - A diskette that contains the operating system files needed to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system disk. A system disk is also called a "bootable disk" or a "startup disk." Compare non-system disk. system prompt - The symbol (in the MS-DOS® operating system, generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than" sign) indicating where users are to enter commands.