Commodore modem 300 User Manual page 82

Bulletin Board—An electronic public storage medium within an
information network where messages can be transmitted and
received.
Byte—a unit of information consisting of combinations of bits. A
byte may represent a letter, number, special symbol, orcontrol infor­
mation.
Conferencing—A method of communication where several users
within a large geographic area can " meet" in a public storage loca­
tion within an information network and exchange messages, con­
duct computer dialogues or participate in a class.
Cursor—the indicator on your screen that shows where the next
character will be displayed.
Database—An large collection of related information stored on a
computer medium such as disk, tape or in a computer's memory.
Databases are often available to the public for a fee.
Download—The process of SAVEing information transmitted from
another computer to your disk, tape or printer.
Dump—the bulk movement of information from one area (device) to
another as a single activity.
Duplex—also called full-duplex— Indicates that transmission of
data from remote to host and host to remote happens simultane­
ously. Opposite of half-duplex, where transmission is in only one
direction atatim e.
Escape codes—a special character used in telecommunications to
indicate that the succeeding characters are different than the char­
acters making up the actual message. The standard escape charac­
ter is CHR$(27), which usually signifies that the following charac­
ters will be control characters in an escape sequence that may
include such directions as clear screen, position cursor, etc.
Files—collections of information on disk. Files may consist of pro­
grams, or text information for use by a program.
Handshake—the defined electrical line sequences for proper com­
munication between digital devices.
Host/Remote Computer—In telecommunications the host is the
computer that receives a call from the other computer. The host
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