Commodore 128 System Manual page 433

Local Network: One of several short-distance data
communications schemes typified by common use of a
transmission medium by many devices and high-data speeds.
Also called a Local Area Network, or LAN.
Loop: A program segment executed repetitively a specified
number of times.
Machine Language: The lowest level language the computer
understands. The computer converts all high-level languages,
such as BASIC, into machine language before executing any
statements. Machine language is written in binary form that a
computer can execute directly. Also called machine code or
object code.
Matrix: A two-dimensional rectangle with row and column values.
Memory: Storage locations inside the computer. ROM and RAM
are two different types of memory.
Memory Location: A specific storage address in the computer.
There are 131,072 memory locations (0-131,071) in the
Commodore 128.
Microprocessor: A CPU that is contained on a single integrated
circuit (IC). Microprocessors used in Commodore personal
computers include the 6510, the 8502 and the Z80.
Mode: A state of operation.
Modem: Acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. A device that
transforms digital signals from the computer into electrical
impulses for transmission over telephone lines, and does the
reverse for reception.
Monitor: A display device resembling a television set but with a
higher-resolution (sharper) image on the video screen.
Motherboard: ln a bus-oriented system, the board that contains
the bus lines and edge connectors to accommodate the other
boards in the system.
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