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output
— Any information or bits of data that are channeled from
one electronic device to another.
partition
— A disk drive can be divided into several logical sections or
partitions, each of which becomes a logical device with a
drive letter.
password
— A character string that you type, usually just after your
user name, to get access to the system.
peripheral
— Output devices which are driven by the computer.
Port
— A communication channel between a computer and its
peripheral components.
POST
— This is an acronym for power-on self test that test all
parts of the computer every time you turn on the system.
printed circuit board
— An electronic circuit board sandwiched between
fiberglass plates.
program
— A series of instructions that command the computer to
perform certain tasks.
PROM
— It is an acronym for programmable read only memory. It is
for displaying, reading and writing to a disk, printing and
accepting commands from the keyboard.
prompt
— A screen message or position of the cursor at the begin-
ning of a line.
Chapter 7: Glossary
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Summary of Contents for Apex 386/40
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Page 36: ...Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System ...
Page 54: ...Chapter 3 Operating Your System ...
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Page 84: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ...
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