T
transistor: a
type of
electronic circuitry found in
second-generation computers; smaller,
faster, and more reliable than vacuum tubes, but inferior to third-generation integrated
circuits. (1-19)
time-sharing: an arrangement in which two or more users can access the same
central computer resources and programs, and receive what seems to be simultaneous
results. (3-16a)
U
V
vacuum tube: electronic circuits used in first-generation computers, eventually
replaced by transistors and then integrated circuits. (1-17b)
W
word processing: computer-assisted production (creating, recording, editing, and
printing) of documents. (3-21b(2))
word: a set of characters occupying one storage location and treated as a unit. (2-8d)
write: to record or deliver data to a storage device, for example, to punch data on cards
in the form of a pattern of holes. (2-4)
X
Y
Z
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