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CAl:
See
computeT.alded
instruction.
Caps
LocJt, A key you
an
press
and
lock iOio
place
to
capitalize !etters without pressing ShifL
Caps
Lock
doesn't
affea
non-alphabet
keys
card:
See
Interface
card.
carriage
return,
An
ASOI
duraaer
th.u
ordinarily causes a printer or display device
10
place the next character
on
the
lel't
margin. Works
like the
return
key
on
a typewriter,
CAT: Shorl for
caUlog.
A ProDOS
command
you
an
use to examine the contents
of
a disk. see also
CATALOG.
CATALOG: A
command
in DOS
and
ProDOS
that
displays
a list
of
the
names
and
ch3racieriSuOl
of
allliles
in a directory.
catalog:
A list
of
all the flies
on
a disk. See also
directory.
character
generator
ROM:
11lc
integrated circuit
responsible
for
printing chal"3.etcrs
on
the
screen.
characters:
Letters, numbers,
punau:Uion,
or
olher
symbols
Uul
you
can
cnter
as
text
(visible
characters)
or
as control characlers. 11le leiter A is
" visible
character;
Conlrol-G
is
not
(it
causes
the
speaker
to
beep).
chip:
Sec
{utegr.llcd
circuit
circuli
board:
Sec
main
logic
board.
circular
connector:
A specific
(YJX:
of
serial
connector
having
five
connector
wires
(pins)
2nd
2 circular
shape.
Compare
mInl<lrcuIar
connector.
dock
devkc:
An
interface device that
keeps
lime
The
dock
C2n
supply
the time
and
date
to
software
to perform a
variety
of
tasks, like turning devices
on
and
oIT
at
specific times
and
marking the lime
2nd
wle
a
me
W2S
last revised.
COBOL: Acronym for
COmmon
Business-
Oriented
Language. A
business-oriented
progl'2mming language especially
suited
to
applications involvmg large
amounts
of
data
cold
start;
The process
of
starting a
computer
when
the
power
is
turned
on. A
cold
stan
includes
loading
an
oper.lIing
system
into
memory,
and
then
loading
and
running
a progl'2m.
Compare
w="""-
column:
A way
of
designating the width
of
a
display
or
printouL A
column
is
one
chal'2etcr
wide The Apple lie
and
Apple
lie
can display
BO
columns
of
charaCters.
command:
A
word
or
chal'2aer
that
causes
the
computer
10
do
something.
communications
software:
Progl'2ffiS that
enable
computers
to
exchange
data.
complier:
A
computer
progl'2m that
tnnslatcs
a
language,
such
as Pascal, into a form the
computer
can
execute.
A
compiler
mnslates
the
entire
program just once
Compare
interpreter.
composIte
monitor:
A type
of
monitor
in
which
the video
sigral
includes
bot:h
display
information,
synchronization,
and
other
signals.
Monochrome
and
most
color
monitors 2re
composite.
Compare
RGB
monitor.
computer,
An
electronic
device that performs
prcdcfmed
(programmed)
computations
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high
speed
and
with
great accuracy. A
machine
used
to
store,
transfer,
and
tl'2nsform information.
computer-aided
design
(CAD): Softw:are for
creatmg
three-dunensional
drawings.
computer-aided
!nstnlalon
(CAl): The
use
of
a
computer
to
help
teach
people
through
interaction wilh
educational
software.
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