Shift: A key that you can press in combination with another key to get an uppercase letter or the upper character on a two-character key.

simulation: A computerized representation of something in action.

16-bit processor: A processor that can address 16,777,216 memory locations directly.

65C816: The type of microprocessor used in the Apple IIGS.

size box: A box on the bottom-right corner of some active windows that lets you resize the window.

slash: A character used to separate the parts of a pathname.

slide-show option: A feature of some applications that lets you arrange displays in a sequence so you can use them in presentations. The application changes "slides" after a certain time interval or when you press a certain key.

slot: A long, narrow connector inside the Apple IIGS that lets you connect a printer and other devices to the computer.

slot number: A way an application might ask you to describe the location of a peripheral device. There are seven general-purpose slots on the main circuit board for connecting peripheral devices to the computer. They are numbered from 1 to 7 with 1 on the left as you face the front of the computer. If your device is connected to a port instead of a slot, you can still use the application by typing the slot number that corresponds to the port.

smart port: When devices connected to the disk drive port appear to be connected to a card in slot 5 instead of slot 6, the disk drive port is described as a "smart port."

software: Instructions, usually stored on disks, that tell the computer what to do. Compare hardware.

software catalog: A book that describes software.

software pirate: A person who copies applications without the permission of the author.

Solid-Apple: The Solid-Apple key on some models of the Apple II. With the Apple IIGS, press the Option key whenever an application tells you to press Solid-Apple.

Space bar: The bar at the bottom of the keyboard. Pressing it inserts a space character in your text.

special-interest application: An application designed for a particular audience—diagnostic applications for doctors, crop-rotation applications for farmers, and so on. Also called vertical-marker software.

speech synthesizer: An interface card that allows a computer application to imitate human speech.

spreadsheet application: An application that simplifies financial planning, cost estimating, and other number-crunching tasks. It is laid out in columns and rows.

START13: An application on the DOS 3.3 System Master disk that makes it possible to run DOS 3.2-based applications.

start-up; To load an application from a disk into the memory of the computer. Also called boot.

startup disk: A disk used to start up the computer.

stop bits: One or two bits that indicate the end of a character.

182

Glossary