Fundamentals of Computers: For Undergraduate Courses in Commerce and Management

INDEX

A

Abacus, 3–4

ABC Computer, 8

absolute referencing, 280

access data types, 359–360

accuracy, 2

active matrix, 36

actuator, 41

address bar and status bar, 163

admission scheduler, 118

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Network (ARPANET), 456

algorithm, 90–91

defined, 90

properties, 90

alignment tab, 269

American National Standard

Institute (ANSI), 91

American Standard Code for

Information Interchange (ASCII), 65–67

amplitude, 421

amplitude modulation, 427

analog and digital data transmission, 424–221

analog signals, 421

digital signals, 422

analog computers, 14

analog signals, 421

analytical engine, 6

appearance tab, 161

application generators, 107

application layer, 447

application software, 79–83

database management systems, 81–82

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