Epson Equity LT-386SX, Руководство пользователя

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CMOS RAM
A special type of low-power memory in your Equity LT-386SX
that records information about your system’s configuration.
Unlike ordinary RAM, CMOS RAM is backed up by a small
battery and is not erased when you turn off the computer.
Code
A system of symbols for representing data or instructions. Also,
any software program or part of a program.
COM1
The name that MS-DOS uses to identify the primary serial port.
COM2
The name that MS-DOS uses to identify a secondary serial port.
Command
An instruction you enter on a keyboard to direct the computer
to perform a specific function.
COMMAND.COM
The program file that enables
MS-DOS
to perform commands
such as DIR, COPY, and ERASE. You must store this file in the
root directory of your hard disk if you want to boot MS-DOS
from the hard disk.
Command prompt
The characters MS-DOS displays to indicate it is loaded and
ready to receive instructions. The MS-DOS command prompt
ordinarily displays the current operating drive
(A : \ > or
C
: \ >,
for example). You can add other information to the command
prompt using the PROMPT command.
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