User Guide

Glossary 14 User's Manual
Satellite Pro 4200/4300 User's Manual – 4200_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 27/01/00 as
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T
TDIAG:
A Toshiba diagnostic program used for testing and configuring the
computer system’s resources.
terminal:
A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
the computer for data input/output.
TTL:
Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
transistors for gates and storage.
U
USB:
The
Universal Serial Bus
is a way to connect up to 127 devices
through one connector. A new development in 1997, this offers
significantly improved ease of use and reliability than earlier
expansion methods.
V
VGA:
Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
you run any popular software.
volatile memory:
Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
W
Warm dock/undock:
Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer is suspended.
warm start:
Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window:
A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows
window.
write protection:
A method for protecting a diskette (floppy disk) from
accidental erasure.
Z
ZV port:
Zoomed Video port dedicated to high-performance video
data transfer.