User's Manual

AUTOEXEC. BAT file
The batch file your computer runs automatically whenever you
load MS-DOS. It configures the installed system devices and
sets various user preferences. See also Batch file.
Base memory
See Conventional memory
Batch file
A file that executes commands automatically. Batch files are
text files with the filename extension .BAT. When you type the
filename, the operating system sequentially executes the
commands in that file.
BIOS
Basic Input/ Output System. Routines in ROM (Read Only
Memory) that handle the transfer of information among
various hardware components, and between the hardware and
your operating system.
Boot
The process a computer performs to check its components and
then load the operating system into memory.
Burst-mode transfer
A transfer of data at every clock cycle of the computer, which
almost doubles the normal transfer rate.
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