Monochrome monitor

A monitor that displays in only one color, such as green or amber, as opposed to a color monitor which can display in several colors.

Mouse

A device used (as an alternative to a keyboard) to control a pointer on the screen and operate a program.

MS-DOSAn operating system from Microsoft. See DOS, Operating system.Operating system

A collection of programs that allow a computer to control its opera- tions. The operating system determines how programs run on the computer and supervises all input and output. Examples: MS-DOS, CP/M®.

Option card

A card you install inside the Equity II main unit to provide additional capabilities, such as a hard disk, a mouse, a modem, or another monitor.

Parallel

The type of interface which transmits data in groups of bits. See Interface and Serial.

Parity

A bit that indicates whether the number of Is in a word is even or odd. When your computer uses parity checking, it adds an extra bit to each word. This parity bit is 1 when the parity is odd and 0 when it is even, or vice-versa, depending on the system. ASCII uses 7 bits for data and 1 bit for parity. Parity checking is a method of error detection.

Partition

To divide a hard disk drive into separate sections for use by different operating systems.

Peripheral

A device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to a computer that depends on the, computer for its operation.

Port

A physical input/output socket on a computer where you can connect a peripheral.

B-S