R S - 2 3 2 C

A widely used, standard type of serial interface. You can easily connect an RS-232C compatible device to the built-in port on your computer.

Sector

A contiguous section of a disk track that provides an address at which the computer can access data.

Self test

The initial diagnostics procedures a system performs to check its hardware.

Serial

The type of interface that transmits data one bit at a time. See

Interface and Parallel.Shadow RAM

The feature provided by the Equity 386SX/20 PLUS that enables the computer to copy the ROM BIOS and video ROM into the RAM area of memory to speed up processing.

SIMM

See Memory module.

Software

The programs that enable your computer to perform the tasks and functions you indicate.

Subdirectory

A directory or group of files that branches down from another subdirectory or from the root directory.

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