Star Micronics 4000 Manuel D’Utilisation
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F
File
File
A named, ordered collection of informa-
tion stored on your hard disk or floppy disk.
tion stored on your hard disk or floppy disk.
File menu
A menu that lists commands that affect your
documents. File menus typically contain
commands such as Save, Print and Quit.
documents. File menus typically contain
commands such as Save, Print and Quit.
Floppy disk
A disk made of flexible plastic which stores
information from your computer. Floppy
disks come in two types: 3.5" and 5.25."
information from your computer. Floppy
disks come in two types: 3.5" and 5.25."
Font
A set of letters, numbers or symbols of the
same typeface design.
same typeface design.
G
GDI
GDI
An abbreviation for Graphics Device In-
terface.
terface.
H
Handshaking
Handshaking
In data communications, the automatic ac-
knowledgment by the receiving device of
information that has been sent to it, either
by signals and the interface ("hard") or by
software controls ("soft").
knowledgment by the receiving device of
information that has been sent to it, either
by signals and the interface ("hard") or by
software controls ("soft").
Hex dump
Conversion by the printer of ASCII sym-
bols 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.
bols 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.
I
Icon
Icon
A small pictorial representation of an item
on your computer's desktop in Windows.
on your computer's desktop in Windows.
Interface
A hardware plug that allows cable connec-
tions of two devices. For example, a cable
from a computer parallel port to a printer's
tions of two devices. For example, a cable
from a computer parallel port to a printer's
parallel port.
L
Landscape
Landscape
Printing on paper across its wider dimen-
sions, such as a spreadsheet that is 11 inches
wide and 8.5 inches high; landscape pic-
tures are usually wider than they are tall.
sions, such as a spreadsheet that is 11 inches
wide and 8.5 inches high; landscape pic-
tures are usually wider than they are tall.
M
Megabyte
Megabyte
1024 kilobytes, or 1,048,576 bytes. Also
represented as MB.
represented as MB.
Memory
Part of the computer system that can store
information and retrieve it later.
information and retrieve it later.
Menu
A list of items either in the group windows
or in your applications from which you can
select. These are selected by clicking on
them with your mouse button.
or in your applications from which you can
select. These are selected by clicking on
them with your mouse button.
Mouse
A device that controls the pointer arrow on
your display in Windows.
your display in Windows.
Mouse button
The button on the top of the mouse which
you press to make selections or do some
action on your screen.
you press to make selections or do some
action on your screen.
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System.
O
Output
Output
Information which is transferred from your
computer to an external device such as your
screen, a disk, printer or modem.
computer to an external device such as your
screen, a disk, printer or modem.
P
Parallel
Parallel
A communications interface that sends or
receives 8 bits of information plus control
signals at a time.
receives 8 bits of information plus control
signals at a time.