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card: Synonym for board. See board.
CardBus: An industry standard bus for 32-bit PC Cards.
Centronics: The printer manufacturer whose method of data transmission
between a parallel printer and a computer has become an industry
standard.
CGA: Colour/graphics adaptor. A video display protocol defined by the
IBM Colour/Graphics Monitor Adaptor and its associated circuitry.
This protocol supports two-colour 640x200 and four-colour
320x200 graphics, and 16-colour 640x200 and 320x200 text
modes.
character: Any letter, number, punctuation mark, or symbol used by the
computer. Also synonymous with byte.
chassis: The frame containing the computer.
chip: A small semiconductor containing computer logic and circuitry for
processing, memory, input/output functions and controlling other
chips.
CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. An electronic circuit
fabricated on a silicon wafer that requires very little power.
Integrated circuits implemented in CMOS technology can be tightly
packaged and are highly reliable.
cold start: Starting a computer that is currently off (turning on the power).
COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4: The names assigned to the serial and
communication ports.
commands: Instructions you enter at the terminal keyboard that direct the
actions of the computer or its peripheral devices.
communications: The means by which a computer transmits and
receives data to and from another computer or device. See parallel
interface; serial interface.
compatibility: 1) The ability of one computer to accept and process data
in the same manner as another computer without modifying the
data or the media upon which it is being transferred. 2) the ability
of one device to connect to or communicate with another system or
component.
components: Elements or parts (of a system) which make up the whole
(system).
computer program: A set of instructions written for a computer that
enable it to achieve a desired result.
computer system: A combination of hardware, software, firmware, and
peripheral components assembled to process data into useful
information.
configuration: The specific components in your system (such as the
terminal, printer, and disk drives) and the settings that define how
your system works. You use the Hardware Setup, MaxTime or
TSETUP program to control your system configuration.
control keys: A key or sequence of keys you enter from the keyboard to
initiate a particular function within a program.