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Self test
The initial diagnostics procedures a system performs to check its
hardware.
Serial
The type of interface that transmits data one bit at a time. See
Interface, Parallel.
Software
The programs that enable the computer to perform the tasks
and functions you indicate.
Source diskette
The diskette that you are reading or copying data from during a
copy or backup operation.
Stop bit
A signal sent in serial communications to mark the end of a
character.
Subdirectory
A directory or group of files that branches down from another
subdirectory or from the root directory.
Switch
An option added to an MS-DOS command that redirects the
way the command works. Switches must be preceded by a /
(forward slash). For example, if you add the /S switch to a
FORMAT command, MS-DOS installs the operating system on
a diskette as it formats it.
System diskette
A diskette that contains the operating system.
Target diskette
The diskette that you are writing or copying data to during a
copy or backup operation.
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