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Wireless LAN
When installing Wireless LAN cards, the channel configuration is 
managed as follows: 
■ For wireless clients that operate in a Wireless LAN Infrastructure, the 
Wireless LAN card will automatically start operation at the channel 
identified by the Wireless LAN Access Point. When roaming between 
different access points the station can dynamically switch...

  
Glossary
The terms in this glossary cover the topics discussed in this manual. 
Alternate naming is included for reference. 
Abbreviations 
AC: alternating current 
AGP:  accelerated graphics port 
ANSI:  American National Standards Institute 
APM: advanced power manager 
ASCII:  American Standard Code for Information Interchange 
BIOS:  basic input output system 
CMOS: complementary metal-oxide semiconductor 
CPU: central processing unit 
CRT:  cathode ray tube 
DC: direct current 
DDC:  display data...

 
 
 
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Glossary
IRQ: interrupt request 
KB: kilobyte 
LCD: liquid crystal display 
LED: light emitting diode 
LSI: large scale integration 
MDA: monochrome display adapter 
MPEG:  moving picture coding experts group 
MS-DOS:  Microsoft Disk Operating System 
OCR: optical character recognition (reader) 
PCB: printed circuit board 
PCI: peripheral component interconnect 
PCMCIA:...

 
 
 
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AccuPoint II: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer 
keyboard. 
adapter: A device that provides an interface between two dissimilar 
electronic devices. For example, the AC adapter modifies the 
power from a wall outlet for use by the computer. This term also 
refers to the add-in circuit cards that control external devices, such 
as video...

 
 
 
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Glossary
binary: The base two number system composed of zeros and ones (off or 
on), used by most digital computers. The right most digit of a 
binary number has a value of 1, the next a value of 2, then 4, 8, 16, 
and so on. For example, the binary number 101 has a value of 5. 
See also ASCII. 
BIOS: Basic Input Output System. The firmware that controls data flow...

 
 
 
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Glossary
Centronics: The printer manufacturer whose method of data transmission 
between a parallel printer and a computer has become an industry 
standard. 
CGA: Color/graphics adapter. A video display protocol defined by the 
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter and its associated circuitry. 
This protocol supports two-color 640x200 and four-color 320x200 
graphics, and...

 
 
 
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CPS: Characters per second. Typically used to indicate the transmission 
speed of a printer. 
CPU: Central processing unit. The portion of the computer that interprets 
and executes instructions. 
CRT: Cathode Ray Tube. A vacuum tube in which beams projected on a 
fluorescent screen-producing luminous spots. An example is the 
television set. 
cursor: A small,...

 
 
 
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documentation: The set of manual and/or other instructions written for 
the users of a computer system or application. Computer system 
documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial 
information as well as system functions.  
DOS: Disk operating system. See operating system. 
driver: A software program, generally part of the operating system, that...

 
 
 
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floppy disk drive (FDD): See diskette drive. 
Fn-esse: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you assign functions to hotkeys. 
format: The process of readying a blank disk for its first use. Formatting 
establishes the structure of the disk that the operating system 
expects before it writes files or programs onto the disk. 
folder: An icon in Windows used to store...

 
 
 
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iLINK (IEEE1394): This port enables high-speed data transfer directly 
from external devices such as digital video cameras. 
infrared port: A cableless communications capable of using infrared 
signals to send serial data. 
input: The data or instructions you provide to a computer, communication 
device or other peripheral device from the keyboard or external or...