APPENDIX B 



GLOSSARY 



abort - TO BE USED WITH THE -QUERY,, PROGRAM, YOU CAN TYPE abort AND YOU WILL 

 BE GIVEN THREE CHOICES: A. YOU CAN CONTINUE THE QUESTIONNAIRE, B. YOU 

 CAN STOP TAKING THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SAVE THE RESPONSES UP TO THAT 

 POINT, OR C. YOU CAN STOP THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS AND NOT SAVE THE 

 RESPONSES. 



accuracy, speed and tirelessness - THREE REASONS YOU ARE USING A COMPUTER! 



analog - AN ADJECTIVE FOR THE COMPUTERS THAT DO SOMETHING SPECIFIC RATHER THAN 

 TELL YOU SOMETHING. 



backspace - A FEW WAYS TO ERASE: (1) PRESS CTRL (CONTROL) KEY AND THE H KEY 

 SIMULTANEOUSLY ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND, AS THE CURSOR MOVES BACKWARDS, YOUR 

 INCORRECTLY ENTERED LETTERS OR NUMBERS WILL BE DELETED; RESUME TYPING 

 WHEN YOU HAVE DISCARDED UNWANTED CHARACTERS; (2) PRESS DEL (DELETE) KEY 

 ONCE FOR EACH LETTER YOU WISH TO REMOVE; (3) PRESS BACKSPACE KEY (CHECK 

 YOUR TERMINAL'S USER'S MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE.) 



batch mode - A MODE OF PROCESSING DATA. IN THIS MODE, WHEN YOU RUN YOUR 

 COMPUTER PROGRAM, ALL THE INPUT DATA IS LOADED INTO THE SYSTEM IN A BIG 

 BATCH. THE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO COMPUTE THE 

 DATA AND ALL THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, ARE RUN AT SOME LATER TIME, IN YOUR 

 CASE PROBABLY MILLI-SECONDS LATER. THIS MODE IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN 

 OTHERS. 



baud rate - THE SPEED AT WHICH THE COMPUTER ACKNOWLEDGES YOUR KEYBOARD ENTRIES. 

 300 IS A COMMON (AND SLOW) RATE; 1200 BAUD IS QUICK, ABOUT AS FAST AS THE 

 EYE CAN READ; AND 4800 BAUD IS DOWNRIGHT SPEEDY. 



boot - THE PROCESS OF STARTING UP A PERSONAL OR MICRO-COMPUTER AND GETTING IT 

 TO DO SOMETHING. MOST COMPUTERS HAVE TO BE FED DIRECTIONS TO TURN ON THE 

 OPERATING SYSTEM BEFORE THEY CAN BE TOLD WHAT ELSE TO DO. GIVING THOSE 

 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMPUTER, USUALLY VIA A DISKETTE, IS CALLED 'BOOTING' 

 THE SYSTEM. THE LIAM PROCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MICRO-COMPUTER USE IN 

 THE FUTURE. 



break - THE BREAK KEY INTERRUPTS AND SUSPENDS THE PROGRAM YOU ARE CURRENTLY 

 RUNNING. TO RESUME OPERATIONS IN THE SAME PLACE, PRESS THE CARRIAGE 

 RETURN KEY. LIAM PROGRAMS ARE SHORT ENOUGH THAT YOU SHOULD NOT NEED TO 

 USE THIS KEY. 



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