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156 Glossary Sleep-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. software-See program. Compare hardware. solid state drive -A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory as opposed to a hard disk (see also hard disk). Solid state drives hold a large amount of information and are used for storage of applications and data. Start screen-Displays the new Windows® operating system look and feel. 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. Swipe-Swipe an open window to the left or right of the screen to display the next or previous window. 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. T TFT display-See active-matrix display. Tile/Tiles-A list of square or rectangular icons on the Start screen representing applications that can be accessed by selecting them. U Universal Serial Bus (USB)-USB is a serial bus that supports data transfer. USB allows hot swapping of peripherals. See also bus, hot swapping, serial. upload-To send a file to another computer through a modem or network. See also download. USB-See Universal Serial Bus (USB). USB Flash drive-A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer's USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. They are smaller and more durable than an external hard drive because they do not contain any internal moving parts, but have less storage capacity. See also Universal Serial Bus (USB).

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Glossary
Sleep
—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.
software
—See
program.
Compare
hardware.
solid state drive
—A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory
as opposed to a hard disk (see also
hard disk
). Solid state drives hold
a large amount of information and are used for storage of
applications and data
.
Start screen
—Displays the new Windows
®
operating system look and
feel.
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.
Swipe
—Swipe an open window to the left or right of the screen to
display the next or previous window.
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.
T
TFT display
—See
active-matrix display
.
Tile/Tiles
—A list of square or rectangular icons on the Start screen
representing applications that can be accessed by selecting them.
U
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
—USB is a serial bus that supports data
transfer. USB allows hot swapping of peripherals. See also
bus, hot
swapping, serial.
upload
—To send a file to another computer through a modem or
network. See also
download
.
USB
—See
Universal Serial Bus (USB).
USB Flash drive
—A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a
computer’s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. They
are smaller and more durable than an external hard drive because
they do not contain any internal moving parts, but have less storage
capacity. See also
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
.