Glossary

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An integrated circuit, or chip; the central processing unit (CPU) of your Equity LT-286.

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A special-purpose integrated circuit that can be used to assist the 80286 and speed up certain kinds of arithmetic calculation. The computer’s system board has a socket to accommodate an optional 80287 math coprocessor.

AC adapter

The device that converts AC voltage from a wall socket into the proper DC voltage to power your Equity LT-286. The AC adapter delivers sufficient power to recharge the NiCad battery pack while you operate the computer.

Application program

A software program designed to perform a specific task, such as word processing, spreadsheet analysis, or database management.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard system for encoding text characters, such as letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols. An ASCII character occupies one byte of storage. Files stored under the ASCII code can be used by many different computers, printers, and programs.

Asynchronous

A method of data transmission in which one machine sends data one character at a time to another.

AUTOEXEC.BAT file

A special kind of batch file that is executed automatically by MS-DOS each time the computer is turned on or reset.