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GLOSSARY
Following is a
list
of terms, used
in
this
manual,
that
may not
be familiar to
you.
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application
program
argument
ASCII
assemble
Assembler
background
batch
files
binary
A
computer
program
used
to
perform
a
specified
task
such
as
word processing or
file handling.
A required command variable
that
defines
or directs
that
command
in
accomplishing
its
task.
American
Standard
Code for
Information
Interchange. A universal numeric code
for
alphanumeric
and
punctuation
characters
that
allows
the
exchange
of
information
between computers
that
are
equipped
for
communication.
The operation of a program on assembly
language source code to create a machine
language
or binary file.
Binary
files
are
given
the
extension .exe
in
MS-DOS
and
you
can execute them by typing
the
program
name and pressing
I
ENTER
I.
A
program
to
create
binary
files
from
assembly
language
source
code
(see
assemble).
A multitask operation such as printing files
(in
the
background) while entering data.
A method of combining several commands
into 1 file
that,
when called, will automati-
cally execute-all
the
commands
in
series.
Numbers or
code
to
the
base of
2.
Your
com-
puter's
central
processing
unit
(CPU)
requires
binary
code
for
all of
its
opera-
tions; thus, a
binary
file is often referred to
as
a machine language program.
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