AT&T UNIX Telephone Manager User Manual page 153

command
communication
line
computer
configuration
Create
cursor
data
data bits
data calls
Glossary
An
instruction that tells the
computer to perform a function or
carry out an activity.
The physical means of connecting one
location to another for transmitting
and receiving data.
A machine that processes information
by accepting data, performing
operations on the data, and supplying
the results of these operations.
The way the computer is set up to
allow for particular uses or
situations. For example, you
configure the UNIX PC to work with
your particular model of printer.
A command you use to make new files
and file folders.
A mark that shows where the next
action will be taken or the next
character will be displayed on the
screen.
Facts, numbers, letters, and symbols
that a computer can process.
A string of bits that represents a
character. Eight bits make up one
byte, or one character.
Calls made using a modem or the RS-
232 port. Data is transmitted
through communication lines.
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