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double-sided
Allowing use of both s ides of a disk. A double-sided disk has both
sides of i ts magnetic media certified as safe for storing data. A double-sided ( high­
density) disk can store up to 1 ,45 8 , 1 76 bytes of data. A double-sided disk drive can
read, write to, and format both s ingle- and double-sided disks. ( Compare to s ingle­
sided . )
drag
T o move a n i tem o n the desktop. T o drag, point the mouse pointer a t a n i tem,
press and hold down the left mouse button, and move the mouse. While the i tem i s
being dragged, a ghost outline o f the item appears on the desktop.
drop-down menu A list of options that appears below a menu heading when you
touch the menu bar heading with the mouse pointer.
editable text field
A dashed line i n a dialog box where you can type characters.
e x p a n s i o n c o n necto r
additional special ized hardware w i t h your computer. The signals provided i nclude a
direct extension of the m icroprocessor bus.
extension The characters to the right of the period in a filename. Extension s that
represent the file type are mandatory. An extension can have up to three characters
( letters and numbers ) . Some common extensions are .ACC, .APP, .PRG, .TOS,
.GTP, and .TTP.
file
A collection of i n formati o n that can be stored on a d i sk or in the computer ' s
memory.
file selector
A dialog box , opened from an application, that l ists fi les and folders.
The File Selector d ialog box can be accessed from the application.
file specification
The search criteria used i n a fi le selector.
fi lename
The name of a fi l e , made up of a m andatory name and an extension,
separated by a period. ( See extension and filename. )
An i n te r n a l connector t h a t perm i t s i n st a l l a t i o n o f
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