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driver
expansion slot
file
filename
fixed or hard disk
format
hardware
HZ
I/O
IC
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Chapter 7: Glossary
— A program that lets a peripheral device and a computer
function harmoniously; a hard disk driver controls exchan-
ges between a hard disk and a computer.
— This is a slots in which adapters and/or cards can be
housed.
— A file is a collection of related information/data you store
on a diskette or a hard disk drive.
— Each file on a disk has a name. This name has two
parts: a filename and an extension. In DOS, filenames
are from one to eight characters long. An extension
starts with a period, has three characters and follows
immediately after the filename.
— This is a non-removable disk used for storage of large
volumes of data.
— The arrangement of data on a magnetic disk. Format
also means to prepare a disk.
— All physical components of a computer.
— Hertz. This signifies one complete cycle of a wave signal.
— Input/Output. The transfer of data between the computer
and its peripheral components.
— Integrated Circuit.
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