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Using the Terminal
Screen Display
When you first tum the terminal on, the screen display looks like this:
Figure 3- l. Initial Screen Display
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Your Work Area 2) Cursor 3) Function Key Labels 4) Status Line
1. Your work area. Lines 1 through 24 display your work area, where letters and
symbols appear as you type them on the keyboard.
2.
The cursor. A blinking underline or block that locates the place on the screen that
the next letter you type will appear.
3.
Function key labels. Lines 25 and 26 display labels that identify the functions that
keys
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currently perform.
4.
The status line. Line 27 is the status line. Indicators tell which of several operat-
ing states are currently active.
Using the Terminal
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