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shortcut—See keyboard shortcut.

Sleep—A feature of some Windows

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 operating systems that allows you 

to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and 
to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on 
again.

software—See program. Compare hardware.

solid state drive —A data storage device that utilizes solid-state memory 

as opposed to a hard disk (see also hard disk). Solid state drives hold 
a large amount of information and are used for storage of programs 
and data.

Suspend—A feature of some Windows

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 operating systems that allows 

you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications 
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer 
on again.

system prompt—The symbol (in the MS-DOS

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 operating system, 

generally a drive letter followed by a “greater than” sign) indicating 
where users are to enter commands.

TFT display—See active-matrix display. 

Universal Serial Bus (USB)—USB is a serial bus that supports data 

transfer. USB allows hot swapping of peripherals. See also bus, hot 
swapping, serial.

upload—To send a file to another computer through a modem or 

network. See also download.

—See Universal Serial Bus (USB).

—A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a 

computer’s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. They 
are smaller and more durable than an external hard drive because 
they do not contain any internal moving parts, but have less storage 
capacity. See also Universal Serial Bus (USB).

utility—A computer program designed to perform a narrowly focused 

operation or solve a specific problem. Utilities are often related to 
computer system management.