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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 and Windows NT 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.
SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): A unit of RAM used for
memory expansion.
SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface): A standard interface
providing an expansion bus for connecting devices such as disk
drives to a computer. You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to a
single SCSI port.
software: The computer programs or instructions that tell the hardware
what tasks to perform. The general classes of software are operating
systems, applications, and utilities.
stop bit: In asynchronous serial communications, one or more bits
indicating the end of a block of characters.
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