Hardware

Any physical component of a computer system, such as a monitor, printer, keyboard, or CPU.

Hexadecimal

A numbering system with a base of 16, frequently used by programmers. Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by a two-digit hexadecimal number.

High-density

A type of format that allows you to store more data than on single- or double-density diskettes. A 5¼-inch high-density diskette can store 1.2MB of data. A 3Winch high-density diskette can store 1.44MB of data.

Input/output (l/O) port

See Port.

Inter/ace

A physical or software connection used to transmit data between equipment or programs.

Jumper

A small device that connects two pins on an option card, a disk drive, or the main system board to activate a particular function.

Key disk

A diskette containing a copy-protected program that must remain in the diskette drive while you are using the program.

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