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GLOSSARY
Glossary-2 6110 Series Hand-Held Computer User’s Guide
BISYNC (BInary SYNChronous communications)
A method of transmitting data in which the transmission of
a character is marked by a drop or rise in the signal. An
IBM defined, byte-controlled communications protocol,
using control characters and synchronized transmission of
binary coded data.
Boot Default Drive
The drive from which the computer will boot. By default, it
is the flash drive D: but another drive (RAM drive or card
slot) may be selected.
Bootable ATA
The ability to run the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
from an ATA card. In some older versions of flash, the
CONFIG.SYS from the flash drive had to be run to load the
drivers for the ATA card. With Bootable ATA the
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT are run from the ATA
card without loading any drivers.
Bus (network)
The main (multiple access) network cable or line that
connects network stations. Also refers to a network topology
of multiple stations communicating directly with the same
cable with terminators at both ends, like an Ethernet or
token bus.
Button
An object that can be clicked, selected, or unselected in your
windows. Usually an event tree is attached to a button so
that when it is clicked, an action is performed.
CD
Carrier detect.
CD
Compact disk, a removable read-only storage medium.
Channel
Refers to a logical data channel. A port may contain one or
more channels. Data for any given wireless station is