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Glossary-8 User’s Manual

Satellite A660/A660D, Satellite A665/A665D

floppy diskette drive (FDD): An electromechanical device that reads and

writes to floppy diskettes.

folder: An icon in Windows used to store documents or other folders.

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.

function keys: The keys labeled F1 through F12 that tell the computer to

perform certain functions.

gigabyte (GB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 megabytes. See also

megabyte.

graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other images, such as charts or graphs, to

present information.

hard disk: A storage device composed of a rigid platter or platters that can

be magnetically coded with data. Hard disks hold much more

information than diskettes and are used for long-term storage of

programs and data. The primary (or only) hard disk in a computer is

usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that

are removable. By default, the hard disk is referred to as drive C.

hard disk drive (HDD): An electromechanical device that reads and writes

a hard disk. See also hard 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.

hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second.

host computer: The computer that controls, regulates, and transmits

information to a device or another computer.

hot key: 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.

icon: A small graphic image displayed on the screen or in the indicator

panel. In Windows, an icon represents an object that the user can

manipulate.

i.LINK (IEEE1394): This port enables high-speed data transfer directly from

external devices such as digital video cameras.

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