Paradyne KeepInTouch 3760 User Manual page 98

command line
Contains the command(s) instructing the modem to perform a
function. Command lines begin with the AT prefix, and are
executed when you press the Enter key.
Command mode
One of two modem operating modes. When in Command mode,
the modem accepts commands instead of transmitting or
receiving data.
COM port
Communications port. A computer's serial communications port
used to transmit to and receive data from a modem. The
modem connects directly to this port.
communications software
Software installed on a computer that controls the modem.
configuration option
Modem software that sets specific operating parameters for the
modem. Sometimes referred to as straps.
CTS
Clear-to-Send. A signal, sent to the computer via Pin 5 of an
EIA RS-232 interface, indicating that the modem is ready for the
computer to transmit data.
D
data compression
The elimination of empty fields, redundancies, and gaps in order
to reduce storage capacity needs and the amount of data to be
transmitted. Anything that is eliminated is restored after the data
is received.
Issue 3 April 1994
GL-3