Table of Contents
Advertisement
Source diskette
The diskette that you are copying files from, as opposed to the
target diskette, which is the diskette you are copying files to.
Stop bit
A signal sent in serial communications to mark the end of a
character.
Subdirectory
A disk directory that branches down from another subdirectory
or from the root directory.
Switch
An option added to an MS-DOS command that affects the way
the command works. See Parameter.
System diagnostics
A set of programs you can run to verify the integrity of the
computer's hardware components. See Appendix D.
System diskette
A diskette from which the operating system can be
booted. An MS-DOS system diskette must contain the file
COMMAND.COM plus two hidden MS-DOS program files.
To create a system diskette, use the /S switch with the
FORMAT command (for example, FORMAT A: /S).
Target diskette
The diskette that you are copying files to, as opposed to the
source diskette, which is the diskette you are copying files from.
TPI
Tracks Per Inch. A measure of the density with which data can
be stored on a diskette.
Track
A circular region on a diskette, which is divided into sectors.
Each side of a 1.44MB or 720KB diskette has 80 concentric
tracks. Each side of a 360KB 5 1/4-inch diskette has 40. On a
hard disk, tracks are called cylinders.
G l o s s a r y 1 5
Advertisement
Table of Contents
