Apple IIe User Manual
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computer system:
A collective term for the Apple IIe and everything attached to it.
configuration:
See computer system.
connect time:
The amount of time you spend accessing an information service.
contrast knob:
A dial on your video monitor that lets you adjust the brightness on the screen.
CONTROL:
A key on the Apple keyboard that when pressed in conjunction with another key makes
that other key behave differently. It controls the operation of other keys.
controller card:
An interface card that tells your Apple IIe how to work with one or two disk
drives.
co-processor:
A microprocessor on a card that overrides or works with the microprocessor on
the main circuit board.
copy protect:
To prevent someone from duplicating the contents of a disk.
Compare write
protect.
courseware:
Educational software.
CP/M:
An acronym for Control Program for Microprocessors.
An operating system that works with
the Z80 microprocessor.
cursor:
A blinking underline, rectangle, or other symbol that marks your place on the screen.
daisy wheel printer:
A type of printer that produces professional, letter quality
correspondence.
data:
Information, especially raw or unprocessed information.
data base:
A type of application program that helps you keep track of lists of information.
Makes it easy to recall, update, and cross reference information. (Also known as data
management.)
data bits:
The computer sends and receives information as a string of bits.
These are called
data bits.
data disk:
A disk containing your work letters, budgets, pictures, and so on.
data management:
See data base.
default:
A recommended response to a question in a program.
The response will be used by
default unless you supply an alternative.
DELETE:
A key that you can press (in some programs) to erase the character to the left of the
cursor.
destination volume:
The disk you're copying to.
Compare source volume.
device:
Short for peripheral device. A machine attached to your computer, such as a printer or
a modem.
directory:
A list of all the files on a disk.
Sometimes called a catalog.