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Glossary
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character:
Any letter, number or symbol you can use on the
computer. Some characters are non-printing characters, such as a
paragraph break in a word-processing program. A character
occupies one byte of computer storage.
Class 1:
A standard for fax transmission. The Toshiba internal
modem supports class 1.
choose:
To use the mouse or keyboard to select a menu item, a
button or an icon.
click:
To press and release a mouse button. In the Windows
®
operating system, refers to the left mouse button, unless
otherwise stated.
COM1
and
COM2:
Names that the operating system gives the
computer’s serial ports to distinguish between them.
commands:
Instructions that tell the computer and its devices what
to do. You can enter commands individually using the keyboard
or pointing device or combine them into macros or programs.
Command state:
A state in which data from the personal computer
is received as commands to control the internal modem. Data
from the personal computer will not be output to the telephone
line.
Compression:
The translation of data (video, audio, digital or a
combination) to a more compact form for storage or
transmission. In computer terms, files are compressed by
removing repetitive and blank characters. Depending on the type
of file, this can result in a size reduction of over 90%. Modems
use compression to reduce the amount of time needed to send or
receive a file.
Configuration:
1) The set of components in a computer system
(such as memory, printers and disk drives). 2) How parts of the
system are set up. For example, the configuration of the serial
port includes the baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bits.
CTS signal:
A Clear to Send signal is an RS-232C standard that
indicates the modem is ready for transmission.
