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Operator Guide
To duplicate data in a new location or on an additional storage
medium, for example, to copy files from disk to tape.
Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report
contain different data, as with paychecks and banking
statements.
characters per inch. Designates the number of characters per
inch for a particular typeface. See also pitch.
central processing unit. Interprets and executes instructions,
performs all operations and calculations, and controls input and
output units and auxiliary attachments.
A task that runs continually in conjunction with the UNIX
operating system that periodically checks for specific conditions
or logical events and performs some action if the conditions are
met. The task can be used to display and notify the operator of
such conditions.
1. In general, facts, numbers, letters, symbols, and so on, which
can be processed or produced by a computer. 2. In data
processing, the source data or raw data entered for processing,
as opposed to the results obtained by processing.
Transmission and reception of encoded information over
telecommunication lines.
Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner
so that each record is similarly structured, for example, a payroll
file set up with one record for each employee, last name first,
indicating the rate of pay and all deductions.
Operations carried out on data by means of algorithms and
programs to produce information or a specific result. The
rearrangement of data into a suitable form for further use.
In data communications, the rate at which a channel carries
data, measured in bits per second (bps).
Preservation of data on various media, for example, tape, disks,
magnetic bubble memory, and so on.
The format of data passed from one device to another.
Transmission of coded data over telephone or other
telecommunication lines.
Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs.
Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access
by many subsystems.
To detect and correct errors in a program.
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