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07/05/2011

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Term

"SCUZI"

 

aka

 

Small Computer System Interdace

Definition

Small Computer System Interface is also called_____;contains:

 

4 SEAGATE hard drives

            3 TOSHIBA compact disk drives

            1 VIPER cartridge tape drive

         1 EXABYTE high-speed 8mm tape drive

 

 

Term

 

 

 

CPU

 

aka

 

Central Processing Unit

Definition

Central Processing Unit

“Brains”

Measured in K or MEGS or GIGS

Manipulates the data

Only true memory

Term

 

 

 

 

PORTS

 

 

Definition

Places to plug in terminals

“Terminal” entries to the system

Numbered starting with 0

Physical (real) or Phantom (TIPH)

Work space

 

Term

 

 

 

       Tape Drives

Definition
Devices used deliver, transfer, or save software and data
Term

 

 

 

Disk Drives

Definition

Space to store data and/or software

Data stored by magnetic ons and offs

Not memory

May represent Virtual Memory

Term

 

 

UNIX

Definition

is the operating system with Reality as the Database Management System (DBMS).

Term
WHO verb
Definition
System Command (verb) used to view your port number and working account name
Term

 

 

 

WANDER verb

Definition
System Command (verb) used to move to a different account on the system
Term

 

 

 

WHAT verb

Definition
System Command (verb) used to determine the hardware configuration (ports, drives, etc.)
Term

 

 

 

POVF verb

Definition
System Command (verb) used to determine the the amount of space that is being used on a system
Term

 

 

 

LPS routine

 

 

MENU LPS

Definition
System Command (verb) used to determine the ports currently in use and what routine they are running
Term

 

 

 

* (asterisk)

 

Definition

 

 

 

Used in the LPS routine to indicate the port on which you are working. 

Term

 

 

 

.L/0

Definition

 

 

What command would you use, to locate the next line that contains an "o"

Term

 

 

 

Ln/string

 

Definition

Locates lines containing "string".

                              Search may optionally be restricted to n lines.

Term

 

CREATING A FILE

Definition

Generates a new dictionary and/or data level file.

 

Format:   where:   m = modulo       s = separation  (a sep of 1 is assumed)

 

 

Term

:CREATE-FILE  DICT  file-name  m , s

Definition

What tcl command do you use

To create a dictionary-level file:

(Commonly called a one-level file)

 

Term

:CREATE-FILE  DATA file-name   m , s     

Definition

What tcl command do you use

To create the data level of a file:

(Need to have the dictionary level created already - see above)

(commonly called a two-level file)

 

Term

:CREATE-FILE  file-name   m,s    m,s

                                (dict)  (data)

 

 

Definition

What tcl command do you use

To create a two-level file, both levels at the same time

Term
The FD(K) command
Definition
command deletes the current item and kills an ongoing multiple-item editing session.  The system then returns control to TCL
Term
The FD(O) command
Definition

command deletes the current list without prompting you for confirmation.

Term

:RECOVER-FD file name item-id

Definition

If you accidentally FD an item off of disk, you may be able to recover by

      doing the following command :

Term
I <space>     
Definition
What Inserts a null attribute.
Term
I <CR>
Definition
Puts you in insert mode so you can add attributes.
Term
Dict Items
Definition

are used with English. They point to the attributes in the DATA level that hold the specific information we are trying to get access to.

Term

Q-POINTERS

Definition
allows you to view files on other accounts without wandering to them. 
Term
ENGLISH
Definition
is a user oriented data retrieval language used for accessing and printing reports off of files on the reality system.
Term
ENGLISH is called either from TCL ':' or from the Utility function ENG. 
Definition
WHERE DO YOU CALL ENGLISH ?
Term

1. Verb Options  

a.(DICT)

2.FILE-NAME

3.SELECTION CRITERIA

4.SORTING CRITERIA

5. OUTPUT FIELDS

Definition
What is the general format of an ENGLISH statement
Term
LIST  file-name
Definition

ENGLISH VERB Outputs the selected items in “random” order.

Term
SORT file-name
Definition

ENGLISH VERB Outputs the items in Item-id sequence.

Term
COUNT file-name
Definition
Counts the number of items meeting the conditions specified.  Generates a one-line output of the total number of items
Term
SUM file-name field       
Definition
Sums the value of the attribute specified.  Generates a one-line output of the total value.
Term
SELECT       file-name
Definition

Selects a set of items.  These selected items are available  as a group so that you can perform TCL commands on that group only.

Term
NAME-FILE
Definition

ENGLISH FILE-NAME THAT

Generally resides on the Accounting logon.  Used to hold important information about customers like name. credit limit, name-code

Term
PART-NO.
Definition

 

ENGLISH FILE-NAME THAT

 

resides on the Inventory logon and holds pertinent data for

 

                      parts on the system like bin, description, cost, on-hand...

 

 

 

Term
VEHICLES  
Definition

ENGLISH FILE-NAME THAT

 

a Service file that lives on the Accounting logon.  It holds info. like make, model, year, cost, and owner of each vehicle.

Term
ACCT
Definition

Accounting owns this file.  It is the chart of accounts for the dealership and contains data like current balance, chaining, type of account, etc.

Term
Sorts the data in ascending order by the dict-item
Definition

How does the ENGLISH SORTING CRITERIA

 

BY field

 

SORT THE DATA?

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