Sanyo MBC-550 Series User Manual page 53

A logical or arithmetic operation per­
formed by a computer which has multiple
inputs and only one output. Binary
signals are usually used.
BINARY
FUNCTION
I/O system allocation for MS-DOS.
BIOS
A Binary entity that is the smallest
amount of information which a computer
can manipulate,
single value:
added together to form larger words
called "bytes".
BIT
A bit indicates a
"0" or "1".
Bits can be
To initialize a system from a "power-
off" condttion. This is usually a small
program that is run immediately upon
power-up.
BOOTSTRAP
("BOOT")
A register or memory which is used to
hold data temporarily. Screen buffers
contain information to be displayed on
the video screen. Keyboard buffers hold
formed input lines. Register buffers
hold intermediate data.
BUFFER
BUS A group of electronic paths in a
computer which permit data flow from one
place to another.
A basic unit of memory in a computers
architecture.Usually comprises eight
bits.
0—Bit 0 is least significant in value.
BYTE
Arranged in a row,bit 7 to bit
An instruction which calls a subroutine
in a program, transferring execution to
another location.
CALL
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