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Hexadecimal

A numbering system with a base of 16, frequently used by

programmers. Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can

be expressed by a two-digit hexadecimal number.

High-density

A type of format that allows you to store more data than on
single- or double-density diskettes. A 51/4-inch high-density
diskette can store 1.2MB of data. A 31/2-inch high-density
diskette can store 1.44MB of data.

input/output (i/O) port

see Port.

interface

A physical or software connection used to transmit data

between equipment or programs.

Jumper

A small device that connects two pins on an option card, a
disk drive, or the main system board to activate a particular

function.

Key disk

A diskette containing a copy-protected program that must

remain in the diskette drive while you are using the program.

Kilobyte (KB)

A unit used to measure storage space in a computer’s memory

or on a disk. One kilobyte equals 1024 bytes.

LIM

4.0

EMS

Version 4.0 of the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory
Specification-a protocol that allows certain application
programs to use memory that MS-DOS cannot use.

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