HP Visualize J5000 Owner's Manual page 195

Glossary
manage your files and directories,
and to set viewing preferences.
Filename The name given to a
particular file See also Absolute
pathname, File, Pathname.
File server A workstation whose
primary task is to control the
storage and retrieval of data from
hard disks. Any number of other
workstations can be linked to the
file server via a LAN in order to
use the file server to access data.
File system The hierarchically
organized set of files and
directories on a hard disk.
Firmware The control software
that is embedded in ROM and is
always resident regardless of the
status of the operating system. It
handles the booting of the system,
initialization of I/O, and starts the
loading of the operating system.
Floppy diskette A thin, flexible,
disk-shaped sheet of plastic that
magnetically stores data on its
coated surfaces. Floppies are
contained within stiff plastic
"envelopes" to protect them from
dust, fingerprints, and abrasion.
The floppy drive uses heads
(similar to heads in tape recorders)
to read and write data on
concentric disk tracks.
Floppy drive A device that stores
data on a floppy diskette.
H
Hard disk A type of disk that is
rigid—often aluminum—as
opposed to a thin plastic diskette,
which is flexible.
Hard disk drive A device that
stores data on a hard disk. The
hard disk can be a permanent part
of the drive and thus be
unremovable, or it can be
removable. If it is removable, it is
contained in a protective cover that
is opened by the drive when access
is needed.
Help Manager The HP CDE
application that provides online
help.
$HOME The environment variable
that contains the name of a user's
home directory. This is the
directory in which you are placed
upon logging in. Typically, this is
/home/login, where login is your
username. See also Home
directory.
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