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- Memory elements stored in order that can be accessed by number.
- The character set, including the upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation.
- The most fundamental language used by programmers. Machine language with labels and mnemonics.
- Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Interchange Code. An easy-to-learn programming language.
- A computer system set up to exchange information via phone lines with other computers.
- The most fundamental means of data storage. Eight-bit data of any sort.
- One or zero; yes or no; true or false. The ultimate unit from which all computer information is built up.
- Copy a binary file from disk into memory.
- Copy a binary file from disk into memory. Then attempt to execute the binary data.
- Copy an area of memory into a file on disk.
- Eight bits of data which the computer manipulates at once.
- A plastic and metal plane with integrated circuits attached.
- This command lists the names of the files on a disk.
- Most often used to make subdirectory files, this command can make an empty file of any type.
- ProDOS's generic execution command. Enter this symbol and a filename. ProDOS will try to execute that file.
- ProDOS command: remove a file from your disk. In word-processors, this key removes one character.
- A list of the files on a disk, or a file containing such a list.
- Disk Operating System. It usually refers to the obsolete revision 3.3, designed for 5.25" disks.
- A peripheral unit containing magnetic media, used for storage and retrieval of data.
- Any combination of keypresses followed by pressing the RETURN key.
- In many, if not most, applications you press this key if you want to quit what you are doing or quit altogether.
- Any collection of data, of any type. Usually refers to such a collection stored on a disk.
- Commonly means the 5.25" or 8" variety of disk, but which may be applied to any removable mylar-based magnetic disk.
- Apple's desktop environment operating system for the GS computer.
- High-speed, high volume disk media which cannot be removed from its drive.
- Graphics consisting of many thousands of tiny dots, called pixels, on the screen.
- Actually, 1024 bytes. A unit used to measure the size of memory or disk storage.
- Graphics consisting of hundreds or thousands of rather large dots on the screen.
- Copy a file from disk into the computer's memory.
- Binary data that can be executed as a program by a computer.
- Actually, 1,048,576 bytes. A unit used to measure the size of large amounts of memory or disk storage.
- The fast-access storage in your computer.
- Binary data that can be executed as a program by a computer.
- A device used to connect a computer to phone lines so it can call and "converse" with other computers.
- Data transferred over several wires at once, usually transferring one or more bytes of data at a time.
- The version of DOS that replaces Apple's DOS 3.3, featuring subdirectories, fast loading, and many drive types.
- Material on which there is no copyright, or for which the copyright has been officially released by the author.
- Called random because you can access any part directly, this is the fast, temorary storage in all computers.
- RAM that has been configured to act like a disk drive. It is much faster than a floppy, but not permanent.
- Memory which has data permanently stored in it. You can read this memory but not write to it.
- ROM that has been set up to act like a disk drive. This term is also used to describe permanent, battery-powered RAM.
- In general, load a file from disk into memory and execute it. DOS command to execute BASIC programs.
- Copy data from from memory to a disk file. You do this if you don't want to lose the data when you turn the power off.
- Data transferred over a single wire or a pair of wires, one bit at a time.
- Expansion ports in an Apple. You plug in circuit cards to add peripherals, etc. to your computer.
- A file of type "DIR." Files of this type consist of a catalogs of other files. Also known as a "folder."
- The most general way to store ASCII data. Each byte represents one letter or other character.
- A program intended to lurk in the recesses of your computer and destroy your work when you can least afford it.
- Put a tab on the notch of a 5.25" disk or slide the tab open in the corner of a 3.5" disk. Prevents changes.
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