User guide

Viglen Genie Executive pBTX 915 User Guide V1.0
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BSI British Standards Institute.
Bps Bits per second.
Buffer An area of temporary storage.
Bus One or more conductors used for transmitting signals.
Byte A unit of data made up of eight Bits.
C / C++ A programming language.
Cache A small area of high-speed memory.
Cathode Ray Normally referred to as a monitor or VDU.
Tube (CRT)
Character A symbol on the screen or same as a Byte.
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A logic
circuit family that uses very little power.
COM1, COM2 The names given to the serial communications ports in
COM3, COM4 DOS.
CONFIG.SYS A special purpose file which has the configuration details
for the computer to set itself to when powered up.
CPS Characters per second.
CSA Canadian Standards Association.
Cursor A bar on the screen that indicates where the input from
the keyboard will be displayed.
DC Direct current. Normally associated with battery current.
Digital Pertaining to data in the form of binary digits. Contrasts
with Analogue.
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm specifies major connector
types.
DIP Dual In-Line Package. ICs that have two parallel rows of
connections.
DMA Direct Memory Access. A method of transferring data
between main storage and I/O devices without processor
intervention.
Disk See Floppy Disk.