Epson Equity 320SX PLUS - Manual (Page 208)

Byte
A sequence or group of eight bits that represents one
character.
CGA
Color Graphics Adapter. A type of display adapter card that
can generate up to 25 lines of text with 80 characters on each
line, monochrome graphics at 640 x 200 resolution, or four-
color graphics at 320 x 200 resolution.
Character
Anything that can be printed in a single space on the page or
the screen; includes numbers, letters, punctuation marks, and
graphic symbols.
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A type of
low-power silicon chip.
Code
A system of symbols for representing data or instructions.
Also any software program or part of a program.
Command
An instruction you enter (usually on a keyboard) to direct
your computer to perform a specific function.
Command prompt
The symbol or message that tells you MS-DOS is loaded and
ready to receive instructions. The default command prompt
displays the current drive and directory. If you are logged
onto drive C, the command prompt may look like this: C : >.
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