Black Box 5250 manual Remote Emulator Card, keyboard template: Pattern of a keyboard

5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD

interface: The hardware and/or software that permit the exchange of information between computers or devices.

intensity: The brightness level at which characters are displayed on screen.

I/O (Input/Output): Transferring of data between the central processing unit and a peripheral device. Each transfer is an output from one device and an input into another device.

IRQ (Interrupt Request) Level: A hardware flag to the PC software that a hardware product needs immediate interaction with the software.

keyboard template: Pattern of a keyboard.

key click: Keys will make clicking sounds when depressed unless disabled.

landscape: A printing orientation in which the text prints across the length of a page.

LED (light-emitting diode): A light located on the back of the emulator card that lights up when the card communicates with the host.

line feed: A character code that advances the cursor on screen or in the printer to the next line.

logical unit (abbreviated “LU”): Manages the exchange of data between the user and a host application.

lpi (lines per inch): The number of lines per vertical inch of paper.

macros: Keystrokes that have been saved and which can be played back.

memory address: A code number that specifies a specific area in a computer’s random access memory (RAM).

message line: See status message.

microcode: One or more micro instructions.

Microsoft Windows: Windowing environment and application-program interface (API) for DOS that gives IBM PCs and compatibles a graphical user interface.

motherboard: The main circuit board in a PC.

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