A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or mainframe
A keyboard and screen used to input data to and receive data from a host computer So named because it cannot process anything without the assistance of the main computer
a display device with attached keyboard that relies on the intelligence of another computer to drive its display and interpret its keyboard inputs Such devices were the norm in the heyday of the mainframe and minicomputer and are still widely used for reservation systems, point of sale, and other specialized-use applications
This a video screen that is seeing manipulation in another computer Example: If you log in to AOL, your computer is not doing the work -- AOL's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It's a terminal, but it's just watching -- thus a dumb terminal
A screen and a keyboard and not much else Dumb terminals connect to other computers and use their data and their computing When you use your computer to dial in to another computer (ignoring SLIP and PPP connections for the moment), your computer generally acts like a dumb terminal and relies on the computer you've dialed in to for processing the requests you make
This a video screen that is seeing manipulation in another computer Example: When you log into your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your computer is not doing the work--your ISP's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It is a terminal, but is just watching--thus a dumb terminal
A screen and keyboard used to access a host computer There are only enough electronics in a dumb terminal to interpret incoming instructions from the host computer to display characters on the screen, and to interpret keystrokes on the keyboard and pass them on to the host computer There is no actual "computer" in a terminal like this, and it cannot be programmed to run programs on its own, which is why it's called "dumb "
This a video screen that is seeing manipulation going on an another computer Example: If you log into AOL, your computer is not doing the work--AOL's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It is a terminal, but is just watching--thus a dumb terminal
Refers to devices that are designed to communicate exclusively with a host (main frame) computer It receives all screen layouts from the host computer and sends all keyboard entry to the host It cannot function without the host computer
A terminal having no application processing capabilities of its own, such as IBM's 3270 terminal It relies on host-based programs for processing and control