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system | disk | Magnetic disk storage medium, usually of large capacity, that is | ||
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| not removable as opposed to floppy disk or disk packs. |
system | file | Master software program that keeps all components working | ||
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| together. |
system | generation | Process whereby the system is made ready to operate. Typically | ||
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| involves selecting the operative parameters and activating the |
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| relevant software. |
system | page | Maximum area in which text and graphics can be imaged on a | ||
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| printing system. |
system |
| software | Software programs that support and/or control system functions | |
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| by governing hardware operation and input/output processes, |
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| interpreting source programs and breaking them down into |
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| machine language, distributing tasks among various processors, |
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| and so on. |
systems | specialist | The person(s) at a customer site responsible for software, | ||
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| applications, and programming issues. |
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| tab | To move the cursor on a display or printer to a prespecified |
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| column on the display or paper. |
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| tape | Recording media for data or computer programs. Tape can be in |
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| permanent form, such as perforated paper tape. Generally, tape |
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| is used as a mass storage medium in magnetic form and has a far |
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| higher storage capacity than disk storage, but it takes longer to |
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| write or recover data from tape than from disk. |
tape | density | The number of characters that can be stored on magnetic media, | ||
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| such as how close together data can be recorded. The Xerox |
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| LPS may use either 1600 bpi or 6250 bpi density magnetic media. |
tape | drive | Input/output device that controls the movement of magnetic | ||
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| storage tape past the read/write head while data is accessed or |
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| stored. |
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| task | 1. Any major job performed by a computer. 2. One of several |
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| programs being executed by a system. |
| templates | 1. Preset document formats, usually furnished along with | ||
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| application software, such as electronic spreadsheets or database |
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| programs. 2. Also applies to keyboard overlays showing |
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| function keys for particular software packages. |
temporary | storage | Main memory locations reserved for intermediate results of | ||
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| processing, control values, or other information which need to |
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| be kept on hand as a program proceeds. |
XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE |
