ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A
standard system for encoding text characters, such as letters,
numbers, and symbols. An ASCII character occupies one byte
of storage. Many different computers, printers, and programs
can use files stored in ASCII code.
AUTOEXEC.BAT file
A batch file that MS-DOS executes automatically each time you
turn on or reset the computer. See also Batchfle.
Backlighting (or backlit)
The internal fluorescent illumination of the computer’s LCD
screen. LCD screens that are not backlit are difficult to see
without an external source of light.
Backup
A copy of a program, data file, or disk, kept in case the original
is damaged or lost.
Base memoty
See Conventional memor y.
Batch file
A type of file that allows you to execute a series of MS-DOS
commands by typing one command. Batch files are text files
with the filename extension, .BAT. In a batch file, each
command is entered on a separate line. When you type the
filename, MS-DOS executes each command in the file in
sequence.
See also AUTOEXECBATfle.
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