Epson LT - 286e - Manual (Page 135)

CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A method of
making low power, integrated circuits (chips).
CMOS RAM
A special type of low-power memory in your Equity LT-286e
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.
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