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A particular task, such as
application.
inventory control or accounts receivable.
A processing method
batch processing.
in which a program or programs process
records with little or no operator action.
This is a background process. Contrast
with
interactive processing.
A request to perform an
command.
operation or execute a program. When
parameters, arguments, flags, or other
operands are associated with a command,
the resulting character string is a single
command.
To describe (to the system)
configure.
the devices, optional features, and
program products installed on a system.
An unexpected interruption of
crash.
computer service, usually due to a serious
hardware or software malfunction.
(1) A movable symbol (such as
cursor.
an underline) on a display, used to
indicate to the operator where the next
typed character will be placed or where
the next action will be directed.
To describe (to the system)
custom ize.
the devices, programs, users, and user
defaults for a particular data processing
system.
(1) To detect, locate, and correct
debug.
mistakes in a program. (2) To find the
cause of problems detected in software.
An electrical or electronic
device.
machine that is designed for a specific
purpose and that attaches to your
computer, for example, a printer, plotter,
disk drive, and so forth.
Pertaining to the detection
diagnostic.
and isolation of an error.
A tool (procedure,
diagnostic aid.
program, reference manual) used to detect
and isolate a device or program
malfunction or error.
diagnostic routine.
program that recognizes, locates, and
explains either a fault in equipment or a
mistake in a computer program.
A storage device made of one or
disk.
more flat, circular plates with magnetic
surfaces on which information can be
stored.
The mechanism used to read
disk drive.
and write information on disk.
A thin, flexible magnetic plate
diskette.
that is permanently sealed in a protective
cover. The diskette is used to store
information copied from the disk.
G lossary
A computer
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