Glossary

AppleTalk

A local area network communication protocol developed by Apple Computer. AppleTalk operates on LocalTalk cabling and can be used by Macintosh systems, PCs, and printers. See also LocalTalk.

Application

Any computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of work (for example, word processing, page layout, programming, graphics, and spreadsheets). Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and Word are applications.

ASCII

An acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This coding scheme, developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), specifies a digital code for each of the 96 displayable characters