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RS232-C: The standard defining control, data and status signals for cables allowing
asynchronous communication with computers, printers, and other peripheral
devices.
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SCSI channel: A standard communications protocol for external and internal device
expansion, such as hard drives, tape drives, and CD-ROM drives.
SCSI ID: A unique identifier assigned to each SCSI device connected to a SCSI bus. The
ID number defines the device address and determines the device priority on
the bus. ID 7 (SCSI controller) is the highest priority; ID 0 is the lowest.
select: To highlight text or display handles around graphics.
serial: The handling of data bits one after the other.
serial communications: A communications technique that uses as few as two
interconnecting wires to send bits one after another.
serial interface: An interface between systems or system components in which
information is transmitted sequentially, one bit at a time. The transmitted bits
are reassembled at the receiving component. A modem uses a serial interface.
serial port: A communications port (COM1 or COM2) to which you can connect a serial
device, such as a modem, a mouse or a serial printer.
server: A computer or program that provides information or shared resources in
response to external requests. For example, a file server stores on its hard
disks the programs and data files for all the workstations in a local area
network (LAN).
session: The time during which a program is running. For example, an MS-DOS session
under Windows is the time during which you execute MS-DOS commands or
run an MS-DOS program.
shortcut: 1) A feature of Windows 95/98 that allows you to use an icon to open folders
and documents and their associated programs, to start programs directly or to
move from folder to folder. 2) A keyboard shortcut.
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