ADDRESS
ARRAY
ASCII
BACK
UP
BAUD
RATE
BOOS
BIOS
BIT
BOOT
BUFFER
BUG
BYTE
GLOSSARY
a number used by the
computer
to
keep track
of
different
memory
locations
a set
of
elements arranged in a pattern
acronym
for
American Standard Code for Information Inter-
change; a 7-bit code for representing character
data
such as
letters, punctuation, etc.
to
copy
information
or programs as a protective measure
the speed
of
serial
communications;
BAUD is used generally
as meaning
bits
per second:
300
baud would be
300
bits/
second or
30
characters per second
acronym
for
Basic Disk Operating System: the section
of
CP/M
that
keeps track
of
disk
files
acronym for Basic Input/Output System: the section
of
CP/M
that handles the hardware
of
the KAYPRO
a binary
digit,
the
smallest
piece of information a
computer
can handle (see BYTE)
loading CP/M
into
the
computer's
memory from drive
A,
COLD
BOOT
occurs when the machine is first turned on; WARM
BOOT
occurs
when you press the CTRL and C keys
simultaneously
(see CP/M manual for details)
an
area
of
memory set aside for storing and
manipulating
data
associated
with
I/O devices, such as
disks
and keyboards.
a
problem or undesirable side-effect of a
computer
program,
almost
always unexpected and unwelcome (see DEBUG)
8 bits; the size
of
a memory
location
in the KAYPRO; a com-
puter
"word"
(note: a kilobyte or kbyte is one thousand bytes)
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