tape drive
A device that contains mechanical components and holds, turns,
reads, and writes on magnetic tape.
terminal
An input/output device that lets you communicate with the
system. Terminals are divided into two categories: video and
hardcopy.
thickwire
An IEEE standard 802.3-compliant Ethernet network made
of standard Ethernet cable, as opposed to ThinWire Ethernet
cable. Also called standard Ethernet or 10Base-5. Contrast with
ThinWire.
ThinWire
A Digital trademark used to describe its 10BASE-2 (IEEE
standard 802.3 compliant) Ethernet products used for local
distribution of data. Contrast with thickwire.
twisted pair
A cable made by twisting together two insulated conductors.
10BASE-T Ethernet cables are often called twisted pair Ethernet
cables. See 10BASE-T.
VGA
Video graphics array. The VGA standard supports both
alphanumeric modes and graphics modes. The alphanumeric
mode supports 80 characters on between 25 to 50 lines using
16 colors. The graphics mode supports screen resolutions of
320 x 200 using 256 colors or 640 x 480 using 16 colors. The
VGA standard is fully compatible with the monochrome display
adapter (MDA), color graphics adapter (CGA) and enhanced
graphics adapter (EGA) standards. Originally, the VGA standard
did not support the Hercules graphics standard, but many VGA
compatible option boards can. See also SVGA.
write-protect
To protect a disk, diskette, or other storage medium from the
addition, revision, or deletion of information.
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