Monochrome monitor
A monitor that displays in only one color, such as green or amber, as opposed to a color monitor that 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.
An operating system from Microsoft. See DOS, Operating system.
Operating system
A collection of programs that allow a computer to control its operations. The operating system determines how programs run on the computer and supervises all input and
Option card
A card you install inside the Equity II+ main unit to provide additional capabilities, such as more memory, a hard disk drive, or a mouse.
Parallel
The type of interface that transmits data in groups of bits. See Interface, Serial.
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.
Program
A disk file that contains coded instructions and tells a computer what to do and how to do it.
PROM
Programmable
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