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A printed circuit card that
adapter.
modifies the system unit to allow it to
operate in a particular way.
A particular task, such as
application.
inventory control or accounts receivable.
ASCII. American National Standard
Code for Information Exchange
asynchronous transmission.
communications, a method of transmission
in which the bits included in a character
or block of characters occur during a
specific time interval. However, the start
of each character or block of characters
can occur at any time during this interval.
Contrast with synchronous transmission.
A display device capable
color display.
of displaying more than two colors and the
shades produced via the two colors, as
opposed to a monochrome display.
A request to perform an
command.
operation or execute a program. When
parameters, arguments, flags, or other
operands are associated with a command,
the resulting character string is a single
command.
The group of machines,
configuration.
devices, and programs that make up a
computer system.
configure.
the devices, optional features, and
program products installed on a system.
connector.
join two other electrical parts.
cursor.
an underline) on a display, used to
indicate to the operator where the next
typed character will be placed or where
In data
the next action will be directed.
customize.
the devices, programs, users, and user
defaults for a particular data processing
system.
default.
that is used when no alternative is
specified by the operator.
default value.
system that is used when no other value is
specified.
device.
machine that is designed for a specific
purpose and that attaches to your
computer, for example, a printer, plotter,
disk drive, and so forth.
diagnostic.
and isolation of an error.
Glossary
To describe (to the system)
An electrical part used to
(1) A movable symbol (such as
To describe (to the system)
A value, attribute, or option
A value stored in the
An electrical or electronic
Pertaining to the detection
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