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Glossary Some of the terms you will come across frequently in this manual are defined here. add-on card - This card connects through expansion slots to the motherboard. Also known as an adapter, an expansion card or an interface card, this is used to increase the capabilities of your computer. address - This is a value that is given to specific memory locations so that data can be read or written. Make sure that devices do not have the same address. Otherwise, there will be an address conflict. ASCIl - This is an acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The ASCII code includes both control and graphic characters, and is used for exchanging information between data-processing systems, datacommunication systems and related equipment. asynchronous communication - A type of information vehicle whereby data can be transmitted at any time without requiring synchronized timing. back up (v) - To make a spare copy of a disk or of a file. backup (n) - A copy of a disk or file. bank - The area on a printed circuit board for RAM chips is usually divided into rows. These are called banks. Chapter 7: Glossary 1

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Glossary
Some
of
the
terms
you
will
come
across
frequently
in
this
manual
are
defined
here.
add-on
card
—
This
card
connects
through
expansion
slots
to
the
motherboard.
Also
known
as
an
adapter,
an
expansion
card
or
an
interface
card,
this
is
used
to
increase
the
capabilities
of
your
computer.
address
—
This
is
a
value
that
is
given
to
specific
memory
locations
so
that
data
can
be
read
or
written.
Make
sure
that
devices
do
not
have
the
same
address.
Otherwise,
there
will
be
an
address
conflict.
ASCIl
—
This
is
an
acronym
for
the
American
Standard
Code
for
Information
Interchange.
The
ASCII
code
includes
both
control
and
graphic
characters,
and
is
used
for
exchang-
ing
information
between
data-processing
systems,
data-
communication
systems
and
related
equipment.
asynchronous
communication
—
A
type
of
information
vehicle
whereby
data
can
be
trans-
mitted
at
any
time
without
requiring
synchronized
timing.
back
up
(v)
—
To
make
a
spare
copy
of
a
disk
or
of
a
file.
backup
(n)
—
A
copy
of
a
disk
or
file.
bank
—
The
area
on
a
printed
circuit
board
for
RAM
chips
is
usually
divided
into
rows.
These
are
called
banks.
Chapter
7:
Glossary
1