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disk drive: The device that randomly accesses information on a disk and
disk storage: Storing data on magnetic disk. Data is arranged on
display: A CRT, LCD, or other image producing device used to view
documentation: The set of manuals and/or other instructions written for
double click: To press and release the pointing device's primary button
driver: A software program, generally part of the operating system, that
DVD: An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also DVD-ROM.
DVD-R (+R, -R): A Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable disk can be written
DVD-RAM: A Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory is a high
DVD-ROM: A Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory is a high capacity,
DVD-RW (+RW, -RW): A Digital Versatile Disc-ReWritable disc can be
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echo: To send back a reflection of the transmitted data to the sending
enable: To turn on a computer option. See also disable.
erase: See delete.
escape guard time: A time before and after an escape code is sent to the
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copies it to the computer's memory. It also writes data from memory
to the disk. To accomplish these tasks, the unit physically rotates the
disk at high speed past a read-write head.
concentric tracks much like a phonograph record.
computer output.
the users of a computer system or application. Computer system
documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial information
as well as system functions.
rapidly twice without moving the pointing device. In the Windows
operating system, this refers to the pointing device's left button,
unless otherwise stated.
controls a specific piece of hardware (frequently a peripheral device
such as a printer or mouse).
once and read many times. The DVD-R drive uses a laser to read
data from the disc.
capacity, high performance disc that lets you store large volumes of
data. The DVD-ROM drive uses a laser to read data from the disc.
high performance disc suitable for play back of video and other
high-density files. The DVD-ROM drive uses a laser to read data
from the disc.
rewritten many times.
device. You can display the information on the screen, or output it to
the printer, or both. When a computer receives back data it
transmitted to a CRT (or other peripheral device) and then transmits
the data to printer, the printer is said to echo the CRT.
modem which distinguishes between escapes that are part of the
transmitted data, and escapes that are intended as a command to
the modem.
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