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G
gigabyte (GB):
A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes.
See also
megabyte.
GND:
Ground. An RS-232C signal used in the exchange of data between
a computer and serial device.
graphics:
Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs,
to present information.
H
hard disk drive (HDD):
An electromechanical device that reads and writes
a hard disk.
See also
hard disk.
hard disk:
A non-removable disk usually referred to as drive C. The
factory installs this disk and only a trained engineer can remove it
for servicing. Also called fixed disk.
hardware:
The physical electronic and mechanical components of a
computer system: typically, the computer itself, external disk drives,
etc.
See also
software and firmware.
Hardware Setup:
A Toshiba utility that lets you set the parameters for
various hardware components.
hertz:
A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.
hexadecimal:
The base 16 numbering system composed of the digits 0
through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
host computer:
The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits
information to a device or another computer.
hot dock/undock:
Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer is on.
hotkey:
The computer’s feature in which certain keys in combination with
the extended function key,
Fn
, can be used to set system
parameters, such as speaker volume.