Control Data Corporation CDC 790ICEM Owner's Manual page 60

Ergonomic workstation
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Modem
NEXT (key)
Native
Operating System
Option
Parameter
Parity
Password
Peripheral
Polyline
(graphic term)
Primitive
(graphics term)
Glossary-4
A device, that when connected
between the workstation and the
telephone line, allows the
workstation to communicate with a
remote device (the host computer)
over the telephone line.
The NEXT key on the workstation
keyboard generates the CR (Carriage-
Return) code and is used in the same
way as the CR key on other keyboards.
Although the 790 workstation will
operate similar to (emulate) other
workstations, such as a Tektronix
workstation, the 790 is designed to
operate very efficiently in its own
(native) way.
The basic program in a computing
device that controls the device's
operation with other programs and
external devices.
A device or "program that does not
come with the basic unit unless
specifically ordered.
A
specific value or function
assigned to a variable.
(If you
have cruise control on your car and
you set it for 55 mph, you have
selected 55 mph as the speed
parameter. )
A way of checking transmitted data.
A word known by a user and the
computer system that identifies the
user to the computer system.
A
device in the same general area of
the workstation that works with the
workstation but is physically
separate.
Two or more lines of the same type
(
, or --------, or "++++++,
etc.) with their ends connected.
A basic part of a drawing, such as
a line, polyline, marker, fill area,
and text.
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