Glossary - Zenith Z-200 series Owner's Manual

Glossary
Acoustic-coupled modem - A modem that uses any telephone with
a standard handset, on a temporary basis, and avoids a permanent connec­
tion to the telephone lines.
See also
Direct-connect modem, and Modem.
Acronym - A word formed from letters found in a name, term, or phrase.
For example, BASIC is formed from the words Beginner's All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code.
Address -
The label, name, or number identifying a register, location,
or unit where data is stored. In most cases, address refers to a location
in computer memory.
Alphabetic - Relating to the alphabet.
ALU - Arithmetic and Logic Unit. This section of the computer performs
the basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplica ­
tion, and division of numbers.
Application - A system, problem, or task that a computer is assigned.
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
It
is the
industry standard used to transmit information to printers, other com ­
puters, and other peripheral devices.
Asserrlble - To prepare a machine-usable code from a symbolic code.
Assembly Language - A machine-oriented programming language that
uses mnemonics for instructions.
Asynchronous - A mode of operation where the next command is started
and stopped by special signals. In communication, the signals are referred
to as start and stop bits.
Autoboot - Automatically booting an operating system at powerup.
See
also
Boot, and DOS.
Automation - The act of making a process partially or fully automatic.