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A tool (procedure,
diagnostic aid.
program, reference manual) used to detect
and isolate a device or program
malfunction or error.
diagnostic routine.
program that recognizes, locates, and
explains either a fault in equipment or a
mistake in a computer program.
A storage device made of one or
disk.
more flat, circular plates with magnetic
surfaces on which information can be
stored.
The mechanism used to read
disk drive.
and write information on a disk.
A thin, flexible magnetic plate
diskette.
that is permanently sealed in a protective
cover. The diskette is used to store
information copied from the disk.
The mechanism used to
diskette drive.
read and write information on diskettes.
The part of the display
display screen.
device that displays information visually
on a luminescent screen by use of
controlled electron beams.
A programming or hardware
feature.
option, usually available at an extra cost.
A storage device made of one
fixed-disk.
or more flat, circular plates with magnetic
surfaces on which information can be
stored.
(1) A defined arrangement of
format.
such things as characters, fields, and
lines, usually used for displays, printouts,
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or files. (2) The pattern that determines
how data is recorded.
formatted diskette.
control information for a particular
computer system has been written but
which may or may not contain any data.
The equipment, as opposed to
hardware.
the programming, of a computer system.
initial program load (IPL).
of loading the system programs and
preparing the system to run jobs.
An input device consisting of
keyboard.
various keys allowing the user to input
data, control cursor and pointer locations,
and to control the user/workstation
dialogue.
A security feature in
keylock feature.
which a lock and key can be used to
restrict the use of the display station.
The name in the disk or diskette
label.
volume table of contents that identifies a
file.
To move data or programs into
load. (1)
storage. (2) To place a diskette into a
diskette drive. (3) To insert paper into a
printer.
A device or part of a device
memory.
that can retain data.
A displayed list of items from
menu.
which an operator can select tasks.
monochrome display.
that has only one color.
A diskette on which
The process
A display device