standard input
The place from which input comes unless you specify a different input device. The standard input device is usually the keyboard.
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- standard output
The place where output goes unless you specify a different output device. The standard output device is usually the display screen.
- standard parallel port
Abbreviated as SPP, another name for a parallel port.
- Star Network
)A local-area network (LAN) that uses a star topology in which all nodes are connected to a central computer. The main advantages of a star network is that one malfunctioning node doesn’t affect the rest of the network, and it’s easy to add and remove nodes. The main disadvantage of star networks is that they […]
- start bit
In asynchronous communications, the bit that signals the receiver that data is coming. Every byte of data is preceded by a start bit and followed by a stop bit.
- state
(n.) The last-known or current status of an application or a process. The terms maintaining state and/or managing state refer to keeping track of the condition of the process. The Internet is intrinsically stateless because each request for a new Web page is processed without any knowledge of previous pages requested. This is one of […]