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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.
(1) To copy the contents of all or
dump.
part of storage, usually to an output
device. (2) Data that has been dumped.
(1) To modify the form or format of
edit.
data.
A program used to enter and
editor.
modify programs, text, and other types of
documents.
A programming or hardware
feature.
option, usually available at an extra cost.
See disk drive.
fixed disk.
A mode of program
foreground.
execution in which the shell waits for the
program specified on the command line to
complete before returning your prompt.
defined arrangement of
format. (1) A
such things as characters, fields, and
lines, usually used for displays, printouts,
or files. (2) The pattern which 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.
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A diskette on which
A file containing a log of
history file.
system actions and operator responses.
initial program load (IPL).
of loading the system programs and
preparing the system to run jobs.
The name in the disk or diskette
label.
volume table of contents that identifies a
file.
licensed program product (LPP).
Software programs that remain the
property of the manufacturer, for which
customers pay a license fee.
(1) To move data or programs into
load.
storage. (2) To place a diskette into a
diskette drive. (3) To insert paper into a
printer.
To record; for example, to log all
log.
messages on the system printer.
A device or part of a device
m em ory.
that can retain data.
A displayed list of items from
m enu.
which an operator can select tasks.
problem determ ination.
identifying why the system is not working.
Often this process identifies programs,
equipment, data communications facilities,
or user errors as the source of the
problem.
problem determ ination procedure. A
prescribed sequence of steps aimed at
recovery from, or circumvention of,
problem conditions.
The process
The process of