Clipboard: A special part of memory that stores the most recent thing you cut. You can paste
the contents of the Clipboard into other parts of your document.
clock rate: The rate at which bits move from one internal computer component to another.
close box: The small box on the far-left side in the title bar of an active window. Clicking a
close box closes the window.
COBOL: Acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language. A business-oriented programming language
especially suited to applications involving large amounts of data.
column: A way of designating the number of characters that fit on the computer's display. A
column is one character wide.
command: A word or character that causes the computer to do something.
communications software: An application that makes it possible to exchange information with
other computers.
compatibility: The condition under which devices can work with each other.
composite: A video signal that includes both display information and the synchronization (and
other) signals needed to display it. There are monitor ports on the Apple IIgs for an NTSC
composite monitor (one that accepts signals that conform to the standards set by the National
Television Standards Committee) and for an analog RGB monitor.
computer: A machine that processes words and numbers faster than a food processor can slice
potatoes. Not particularly creative or intuitive, but very good at repetitive tasks.
computer-aided instruction: Abbreviated CAI. Learning math, history, home economics, or almost
anything else with the help of a computer application.
computer system: A collective term for the Apple IIgs and everything attached to it.
configuration: A general-purpose computer term that can refer to the way you have your computer
set up (that is, the devices you have attached to it) or to the way you have your computer set
up to send information to a printer, a modem, or some other peripheral device.
connect time: The amount of time you spend accessing an information service.
construction set: An application that lets you design and build things like games and machines.
contrast knob: A control on your video display that lets you adjust the contrast between the
light and dark on the screen.
Control: A key on the Apple IIgs keyboard that, when pressed in conjunction with another key,
makes the other key behave differently. It controls
the operation of other keys.
controller card: An interface card that tells your Apple IIgs how to work with one or two disk
drives.
Control Panel Program: A program built into the Apple IIgs that lets you set the time of the
built-in clock and tailor certain aspects of your computer system to suit your individual
preferences like the color of text and background on the screen, the volume of the built-in
speaker, and more.
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