Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
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Glossary 215<br />
network — A collection of computers and associated devices that are<br />
connected by communications facilities. A network allows you to<br />
share data and peripheral devices, such as printers, with other users<br />
and to exchange electronic mail.<br />
non-interlaced — A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which<br />
each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron beam scans<br />
across and down the screen. Compare interlaced.<br />
non-system disk — A disk for storing programs and data that cannot be<br />
used to start the computer. Compare system disk.<br />
online — Available through the computer. Online may refer to<br />
information being read from your own computer’s internal storage<br />
drive, such as online documentation or online Help, or to<br />
information coming from another company on a company network<br />
or the Internet.<br />
operating system — A set of programs that controls how the computer<br />
works. Examples of operating systems are the Windows Vista ®<br />
Ultimate and Windows Vista ® Home Basic operating systems.<br />
optical drive — A drive which reads plastic coated discs on which<br />
information is recorded digitally, and uses a laser to read data,<br />
music, or videos.<br />
palette — See color palette.<br />
parallel — Processes that occur simultaneously. In communications, it<br />
means the transmission of more than one bit of information at a<br />
time. On your computer, the parallel port provides a parallel<br />
communications interface between the computer and an appropriate<br />
device. Most modern printers are parallel. Compare serial.<br />
password — A unique string of characters entered by a user to verify his<br />
or her identity to the computer or the network.<br />
PC Card — A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to increase the<br />
capabilities of computers. PC Cards provide functions such as<br />
modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card,<br />
or SCSI adapter.<br />
peripheral — Any device, such as a printer or joystick, that is attached<br />
to the computer and controlled by the computer’s CPU.<br />
pixel — Short for “picture element.” The smallest dot that can be<br />
produced on a screen or printer.