Epson Endeavor 468C - Manual (Page 167)

C G A
Color Graphics Adapter. A display adapter card that can
generate up to 25 lines of text with 80 characters on each line,
two-color graphics at 640 x 200 resolution, or four-color
graphics at 320 x 200 resolution.
Chip
A piece of silicon containing miniature transistors and resistors
wrapped in insulating material. Chips process electrical signals
sent to them and then transmit the processed signals to the
computer system. Also called an integrated circuit. See also
CPU.
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A low-power
silicon chip used for RAM and switching applications that is
backed up by a battery.
Command prompt
The symbol or message that displays on the screen to tell you
that the operating system is loaded and ready to receive
instructions. The default MS-DOS command prompt displays
the current drive and directory. If you are logged onto drive C,
the command prompt may look like this:
C
: \>.
configuration
The setup of your computer’s internal and external
components. A typical configuration consists of a computer
with a certain amount of memory, one diskette drive, and one
hard disk drive connected to a monitor, printer, and keyboard.
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