Epson EQUITY 3865X/20 PLUS - Manual (Page 240)

G l o s s a r y
Address
A number or name that identifies the location where
information is stored in a computer’s memory.
Analog monitor
A monitor that generates, responds to, or acts upon analog data.
Analog data is transmitted by varying the voltage levels in a
continuous current.
Application program
A software program designed to perform a specific task, such as a
word processing or spreadsheet program.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A
standardized coding system for representing characters, such as
numbers, letters, and graphic symbols. An ASCII character
occupies one byte of storage. Many different computers, printers,
and programs can use files transmitted in ASCII code.
Asynchronous
A method of data transmission in which one machine sends data
one character at a time to another machine at irregular intervals
that do not need to be synchronized to a timing device.
AUTOEXEC.BAT file
The batch file that is executed automatically
MS-DOS. See also Batch file.
when you load
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