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Glossary
interlace The hardware and software components that
connect the system and allow transfer of information;
also
the cable connecting Macintosh
~d
Mac Disk.
Input/Ouiput
(I/O)
The means (device or channel) of
transferring data into or out of storage for processing.
K
(kilo)
A tmit
of measure for memory capacity:
2
to the
10th
power
(1024
in decimal).
M
(mega)
A
unit of meastrre for memory capacity:
2
to
the
20th
power
(1,D48,576
in decimal).
menu bar The strip of menu titles at the top of the
screen.
mouse
A
palm-sized peripheral device that controls
pointer movement on the screen.
mouse button The control on the top of the mouse;
used to select items and initiate functions.
park 1b move the heads to an unused area of a hard
disk when they are not in operation. See also
Auto-Park.
pointer The arrow shape on the screen, positioned by
moving the mouse; a "cursor" in the vocabulary of other
computer systems. Becomes an I-beam when positioned
over revisable text and a wristwatch when Macintosh is
doing something that takes a little time.
port See connector.
read
To obtain data from a storage device or data
medium such as the Mac Disk or
a
diskette.
select
To
choose or activate an item by· moving the
pointer to it and clicking the mouse button once. The
item selected is highlighted.
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Systems.
Inc.
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