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OCR: 1-18 ING CO M P PUTERS ESSENTIAI NCEPTS Com ma nds Is it true that I have to memorize lots of commands to use 2 computer? 1 command an instruction You input to tell the computer to carry out a task When you use older micro- computer interfaces and Imany mainframe interfaces, you must type commands then press the keyto indicate that the computer should now carry out the command. Each word in command resuts specific action by the computer Command words are often English words such as print, begin, save and erase pnq command words can also be more cryptic and even use special symbols Some examples 01 cryptic command words include which means list: cis which means clear the screen; pue which means quit. Fiqure 1-17 shows how you might use command to find tno what is on your Figure 1-17 Using c ...