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communications standards.
CCITT standard.
Carrier detect.
CD:
established a connection.
The printer manufacturer whose method of data transmission between
Centronics:
a parallel printer and a computer has become an industry standard.
Color/graphics adapter.
CGA:
Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter and its associated circuitry.
supports two-color 640x200 and four-color 320x200 graphics, and 16-color 640x200
and 320x200 text modes.
character:
Any letter, number, punctuation mark, or symbol used by the
computer.
Also synonymous with byte.
The frame containing the computer.
chassis:
A small semiconductor containing computer logic and circuitry for
chip:
processing, memory, input/output functions and controlling other chips.
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor.
CMOS:
fabricated on a silicon wafer that requires very little power.
circuits implemented in CMOS technology can be tightly packaged and are highly
reliable.
Starting a computer that is currently off (turning on the power).
cold start:
The names assigned to the serial and communication ports.
COM1 and COM2:
A functional state of a modem that is off line, waiting for
command state:
commands.
Instructions you enter at the terminal keyboard that direct the
commands:
actions of the computer or its peripheral devices.
The means by which a computer transmits and receives data to
communications:
and from another computer or device.
compatibility:
1) The ability of one computer to accept and process data in the
same manner as another computer without modifying the data or the media upon
which it is being transferred.
communicate with another system or component.
Elements or parts (of a system) which make up the whole (system).
components:
computer program:
to achieve a desired result.
A combination of hardware, software, firmware, and peripheral
computer system:
components assembled to process data into useful information.
The specific components in your system (such as the terminal,
configuration:
printer, and disk drives) and the settings that define how your system works.
You use the SETUP program or the pop-up window to control your system
European asynchronous data communications use the
An RS-232-C signal the modem sends to indicate it has
A video display protocol defined by the IBM
2)
the ability of one device to connect to or
A set of instructions written for a computer that enable it
An electronic circuit
See parallel interface; serial interface.
This protocol
Integrated
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