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single-sided
Allowing use of one side only of a floppy disk. A s ingle-sided disk
has only one side of its magnetic media certified as safe for storing data. A single
s ided disk can store up to 357,376 bytes of data. A single-sided disk drive can read,
write to, and format only single-sided disks, or double-sided disks that have been
formatted as single-sided. ( Compare to double-sided.)
size box
A smal l box at the l ower right corner of a window, u sed to change the
w i ndow ' s size or shape.
sizing
The process of changing the size or shape of a w i ndow.
software
The i nstructions u sed by your computer to process data. ( Compare to
hardware . )
sou rce d i s k
T h e d i s k from w h i c h i n format i on i s copied d u r i n g a D i s kcopy
procedure.
start u p disk
A disk that u s u a l l y contains desk accessories, applications, and a
desktop configuration ( DESKTOP.I N F) fi le. I nsert a startup disk in the floppy drive
before the computer is switched on.
s u b d i rect o ry
A d i rectory i n s ide a d i rectory; often c a l l e d a fol der. ( S ee root
directory . )
.TOS
The TOS application file extension.
track
One of the c i rc u l ar sections of a disk that can store data. Each track is made
up of smaller sections called sectors. ( See sector.)
trash can
GEM Desktop icon used to permanently delete fi les or folders from the
desktop .
. TIP
The TOS-takes parameters fil e extension.
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