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ROM (read-only memory) — Non-volatile memory that can be read 

but not written to. By non-volatile, we mean that information in 
ROM remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This 
type of memory is used to store your computer’s BIOS, which is 
essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. See 
also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM.

select — To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics with the 

intent to perform some operation on it.

serial — Processes that occur one at a time. In communications, it means 

the transmission of one bit at a time sequentially over a single 
channel. On your computer, the serial port provides a serial interface 
between the computer and an appropriate device. Compare parallel.

shortcut — See keyboard shortcut.

software — See program. Compare hardware.

Standby — A feature of some Windows

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 operating systems that allows 

you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications 
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer 
on again.

Suspend — A feature of some Windows

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 operating systems that allows 

you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications 
and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer 
on again.

system disk — A diskette that contains the operating system files needed 

to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system 
disk. A system disk is also called a “bootable disk” or a “startup 
disk.” Compare non-system disk.

system prompt — The symbol (in the MS-DOS

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 operating system, 

generally a drive letter followed by a “greater than” sign) indicating 
where users are to enter commands.

TFT display — See active-matrix display.