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`THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY “There is no better computer
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`Topologies
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`BUS
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`(1) A rnultiuser, multitasking, timesharing, virtual memory operating system from
`Digital that runs on its PDP-6, DECsystem 10 and DECsystem 20 series.
`(2) (Transparent OPerating System} A peer-to—peet LAN from Sitka Corporation,
`Alameda, CA, that uses the LocalTalk access method and connects Apple computers,
`PCs and Sun workstations.
`Its Flashcard plugs LocalTallt capability into PCs.
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`TO PVIEW
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`IBM’s first windowing environment for PCs, developed in the mid 1980s. The PCs
`of the time were too underpowered, and the interface was too unsophisticated, so it
`never caught on, much like the first verisions of Windows.
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`An early network DBMS from Cincom Systems that ran on a variety of minis and
`mainframes.
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`total bypass
`Bypassing local and long distance telephone lines by using satellite communications.
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`touchpad
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`trackball and pointing stick.
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`The panel is a matrix of cells that transmit pressure information to the softwa
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`This Richardson Texas firm makes tone,
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`tower
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`(1) A floor-standing cabinet taller than it
`Desktop computers can be made into
`towers by turning them on their side
`and inserting them into a floor-
`mounted base.
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`(2) (Tower) Series of UNIX—ba.sed
`single and multiprocessor computer
`systems from NCR that use the
`Motorola 68000 family of CPUs.
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`TPO-TP4
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`(Transport Protocol Class 0 to Class 4)
`The grades of OSI transport layers from
`least to most complete and specific.
`TP4 is a full connection-oriented
`transport protocol.
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`TPA
`(Transient Program Area) See transient
`area.
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`tpi
`(Tracks Per Inch) The measurement of
`the density of tracks recorded on a disk
`or drum.
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`TP monitor
`(TeieProcessing monitor or Transaction Processing monitor) A control program that
`manages the transfer of data between multiple local and remote terminals and the
`application programs that serve them.
`It may also include programs that format the;
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`Everyone who loved the “Rolls Royce of computer dictionaries”— which is what one reviewer
`called The Computer Glossary —- will welcome Alan Freedman's magnum opus on computers and
`computing, The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia.
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`Highly readable, this comprehensive encyclopedia features over l,00O pages of clear, concise
`definitions and explanations of everything you need to know about computers, including:
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`' Acronyms and buzzwords
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`- The inner and outer workings of the PC
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`- Industry history and data on the movers and shakers
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`- Standards and compatibility
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`‘Networking and communications
`- Workstations, parallel processing, and UNIX
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`' Multimedia and optical storage
`- The Internet and World Wide Web
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`- What's hot, what's not
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`Packed with more than 800 illustrations, photos, and charts, The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia
`is perfect for anyone who needs to field questions from nontechnical people or simply wants a
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`deeper understanding of all things computer.
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`Unrivaled in depth and content and immensely easy to use, The Encyclopedia is also available on
`CD-ROM, with or without paperback.
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`PHOTO: ETT! PALITZ
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`Alan Freedman is president of The Computer Language
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`Company, an organization devoted to computer education and
`training for business and nontechnical people. Mr. Freedman
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`has more than 35 years of experience in the field, and is inter-
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`nationally known for making abstract computer concepts
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`understandable for nontechnical people.
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