Toshiba Satellite Pro Te2000 Manual

GLOSSARY
  Glossary-7 execute:  To interpret and execute an
instruction.
Extended Capability Port: An industry
standard that provides a data buffer,
switchable forward and reverse data
transmission, and run length encoding
(RLE) support.
F
fast infrared:  An industry standard that
enables cableless infrared serial data
transfer at speeds of up to 4 Mbps.
file:  A collection of related information;
a file can contain data, programs, or
both.
firmware:  A set of instructions built
into the hardware which...

GLOSSARY
Glossary-8hot dock/undock: Connecting or
disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer’s power is
turned 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.
HW Setup: A TOSHIBA utility that
lets you set the parameters for various
hardware components.
I
icon:  A small graphic image displayed
on the screen or in the indicator panel.
In Windows, an icon...

GLOSSARY
  Glossary-9 MDA:  Monochrome Display Adapter.
A video display protocol defined by the
IBM Monochrome Display Adapter and
its associated circuitry for direct drive
TTL displays that supports a mono-
chrome 720x350 text mode.
megabyte (MB):  A unit of data storage
equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
kilobyte.
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency
that equals 1 million cycles per second.
See also hertz.
menu:  A software interface that
displays a list of options on the screen.
Also called a screen....

GLOSSARY
Glossary-10monitor:  A device that uses rows and
columns of pixels to display alphanu-
meric characters or graphic images. See
CRT.
motherboard:  A name sometimes
used to refer to the main printed circuit
board in processing equipment. It
usually contains integrated circuits that
perform the processor’s basic functions
and provides connectors for adding
other boards that perform special
functions. Sometimes called a main
board.
MPEG: Moving picture coding expert
group is an industry standard...

GLOSSARY
  Glossary-11 parity:  1) The symmetrical relationship
between two parameter values (integers)
both of which are either on or off; odd or
even; 0 or 1. 2) In serial
communications, an error detection bit
that is added to a group of data bits
making the sum of the bits even or odd.
Parity can be set to none, odd, or even.
password:  A unique string of charac-
ters used to identify a specific user. The
computer provides various levels of
password protection such as user,
supervisor and eject.
pel:...

GLOSSARY
Glossary-12serial:  The handling of data bits one
after the other.
serial communications:  A communi-
cations technique that uses as few as
two interconnecting wires to send bits
one after another.
serial interface:  Refers to a type of
information exchange that transmits
information sequentially, one bit at a
time. Contrast: Parallel interface.
serial port:  A communications port to
which you can connect devices, such as
a modem, mouse, or serial printer.
SIO:  Serial Input/Output. The...

GLOSSARY
  Glossary-13 S-video: This connection provides
separate lines for contrast and color,
which produces a video image superior
to that produced by a composite
connection. See also RCA jack.
synchronous:  Having a constant time
interval between successive bits,
characters or events.
system disk:  A disk that has been
formatted with an operating system. For
MS-DOS the operating system is
contained in two hidden files and the
COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a
computer using a system disk. Also
called...

GLOSSARY
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 Index-1
INDEX
Index
A
AC adaptor  1-6, 2-11
DC IN 15V port  2-4
additional  1-12, 8-11
connecting  3-5
AccuPoint II  1-6, 2-7
problems  9-16
using  4-1
Advanced Port Replicator  1-12, 8-11
ASCII characters  5-9
Auto power on,See Power
B
Battery,See also Battery pack
charging  6-8
extending life  6-11
indicator  2-8, 6-4
monitoring capacity  6-9
real time clock  1-6, 6-6
safety precautions  6-7
save mode  1-9
types  6-5
Battery charger  1-12, 8-9
Battery pack  1-6, 6-5
additional  1-12, 8-7
location...

Index-2
Users Manual
INDEX
E
Environment  3-2
Equipment checklist  1-1
Equipment setup
general conditions  3-2
placement  3-2
Ergonomics
lighting  3-4
seating and posture  3-3
work habits  3-4
Expansion memory,See Memory
expansion
F
Fn key emulation  5-6
Fn + Alt (enhanced keyboard
simulation)  5-3
Fn + Ctrl (enhanced keyboard
simulation)  5-3
Fn + Enter  5-3
Fn + Esc (sound mute)  5-4
Fn-esse  1-11
Fn + F1 (instant security)  5-4
Fn + F2 (power save mode)  5-4
Fn + F3 (standby)  5-4
Fn + F4...