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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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Editor:
An application program that allows a user to create or edit ASCII (text) files. Commonly used to create or edit batch and html files.a


EGA:
Enhanced Graphic Adapter. A video display device that enables a computer to process and display text and images on an EGA-compatible monitor. The maximum resolution is 640 X 480 at 16 colours. Since it was backward compatible, an EGA video card was able to run most software that used CGA video.


EXE:
Executable File. A file extension that denotes a program file.


Expansion Slots:
Card connectors in a computer that hold circuit boards which can expand or upgrade the capabliities of a computer.


Extension:
The last three or four characters of a filename, after the dot. They denote what type the file is (i.e. COM, EXE, BAT).



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