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 217<br />
RJ11 — A modular connector used on most U.S. telephone systems and<br />
direct-connect modems. The RJ11 connector is a 6-wire connector.<br />
ROM (read-only memory) — Non-volatile memory that can be read<br />
but not written to. Non-volatile here means that information in ROM<br />
remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This type<br />
of memory is used to store your computer’s BIOS, which is<br />
essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. See<br />
also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM.<br />
select — To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics with the<br />
intent to perform some operation on it.<br />
serial — Processes that occur one at a time. In communications, it means<br />
the transmission of one bit at a time sequentially over a single<br />
channel. On your computer, the serial port provides a serial interface<br />
between the computer and an appropriate device. Compare parallel.<br />
shortcut — See keyboard shortcut.<br />
Sleep — A feature of some Windows ® operating systems that allows you<br />
to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and<br />
to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on<br />
again.<br />
software — See program. Compare hardware.<br />
solid state drive —A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory<br />
as opposed to a hard disk (see hard disk). Much like hard disks, solid<br />
state drives hold much more information than diskettes and are used<br />
for storage of programs and data.<br />
Suspend — A feature of some Windows ® operating systems that allows<br />
you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications<br />
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer<br />
on again.<br />
system disk — A diskette that contains the operating system files needed<br />
to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system<br />
disk. A system disk is also called a “bootable disk” or a “startup<br />
disk.” Compare non-system disk.<br />
system prompt — The symbol (in the MS-DOS ® operating system,<br />
generally a drive letter followed by a “greater than” sign) indicating<br />
where users are to enter commands.