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ASCII (as’ kee) - a standardized and commonly accepted numerical code
that represents letters, numbers, and symbols, as well as command
sets. ASCII stands for American Standurd Code for Znformufion
Interchange.
Baud- a measure of the speed at which information is transmitted. The baud
rate, which is set for serial transmissions, is approximately the
number of characters transmitted per second multiplied by 10.
Byte -
a series of 8 bits that represents one character.
Centronics interface - a standard wiring configuration for parallel data
transmission. Centronics is often used as a synonym for the parallel
standard developed by Centronics Inc.
Character Set
- the complete set of characters available in a font.
Data Bits - the number of bits in a transmitted byte that actually contains
data.
Emulation - behaving like something else. The Star LaserPrinter 8111 can
emulate, or behave like three other printers, the Epson EX-800 and
IBM Proprinter dot matrix printers, and the HP LaserJet III laser
printer.
Font - a set of letters, numbers, and symbols of the same typeface design.
Glyph -
a graphic symbol that conveys information.
Handshaking -
in data communication, the automatic acknowledging by
the receiving device of information that has been sent to it, either by
signals and the interface (“hard”) or by software control (“soft”).
Hex dump -
conversion by the printer of ASCII symbols into their
hexadecimal (base 16) equivalent. This is useful for programmers or
other users who want to troubleshoot the communications between
the computer and the printer.
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