Epson Equity LT-386SX User Manual page 209

CMOS RAM
A special type of low-power memory in your Equity LT-386SX
that records information about your system's configuration.
Unlike ordinary RAM, CMOS RAM is backed up by a small
battery and is not erased when you turn off the computer.
Code
A system of symbols for representing data or instructions. Also,
any software program or part of a program.
COM1
The name that MS-DOS uses to identify the primary serial port.
COM2
The name that MS-DOS uses to identify a secondary serial port.
Command
An instruction you enter on a keyboard to direct the computer
to perform a specific function.
COMMAND.COM
The program file that enables
such as DIR, COPY, and ERASE. You must store this file in the
root directory of your hard disk if you want to boot MS-DOS
from the hard disk.
Command prompt
The characters MS-DOS displays to indicate it is loaded and
ready to receive instructions. The MS-DOS command prompt
ordinarily displays the current operating drive
for example). You can add other information to the command
prompt using the PROMPT command.
Glossary
4
MS-DOS
to perform commands
(A : \ >
C
or : \ >,