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Glossary Terms: H
- Half-strip stapler
- Holds a half strip of staples (105).
- Halogen
- Often recommended for reading because of its focused, pure white light. Halogen bulbs last approximately twice as long (2,000 hrs. vs. 1,000 hrs.) as regular bulbs, reducing replacement costs.
- Handheld expansion slot
- Accepts memory and modem cards. Memory cards expand a handheld's memory so it can run more programs and perform more complex tasks (such as running Word® or Excel®). Modem cards enable handhelds to access the Internet and therefore send information to, and receive information from, a remote PDA, PC, pager, or fax.
- Handheld memory capacity
- Measured in megabytes (MB), handheld memory stores information such as addresses and schedules, and helps the handheld run more complex applications, such as accessing the Internet or playing music files. All handhelds come with at least 2MB. One megabyte of memory can store roughly 4000 addresses. Most models also allow for the addition of memory.
- Handset locator
- In case you misplace your cordless phone, this feature, activated by pushing a button on the phone cradle or base, will help you find it. The handset will emit a short ring or pulse.
- Hard drives
- Used to store documents and files right on the PC. A high–performance hard drive can increase a PC system's performance by up to 30% and is more than 50% faster than standard hard drives of the same size.
- HDTV
- High–definition television. A standard of depicting and broadcasting television signals that creates a greater image resolution by using at least twice the scan lines of normal televisions.
- Headset compatible
- Gives you the ability to plug a headset into the base of your phone. Headsets allow users to have their hands free while talking.
- Hearing-aid compatible
- This feature makes it more comfortable for those with hearing aids to use a phone receiver.
- Height-adjustable seat
- This allows a chair's seat to be manually or pneumatically raised and lowered. The proper height allows your feet to stay flat on the floor, which in turn adds support to your lower back.
- Help and support center
- Easy to recover from problems and get help and support when you need it. NEW – Help has been enhanced for the Windows XP Home Edition. Help now features the ability to search across multiple information sources such as your computer manufacturer's home page, Microsoft Knowledge Base, etc. In addition, you can now print a chapter from the online documentation. Windows XP Home Edition has also integrated the concept of "Favorites" into the Help subsystem, so you can easily find important passages.
- Home networking
- Allows you:
- To set up a home network, including physical connections such as for printers or faxes, installing protocols and bridging.
- To share an Internet connection with all computers on a network. To share resources on a computer.
- NEW – Home networking is enhanced with the Internet Connection Firewall to help protect your home network from unauthorized access while you're connected to the Internet.
- Hub
- A central connection point that links multiple computers across a network. A hub (or switch) is required when networking three or more computers over an Ethernet network.