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Track: A circle on a diskette used for
magnetic
storage of data.
Each track has 18 sectors
in
single density and 26 in enhanced
density,
each with 128-byte storage
capability.
There are a total
of 40 tracks
on
each
diskette.
Variable: A variable may be
thought
of as a box in
which
a value
may be stored
.
Such values are typically numbers and
strings.
Write-Protect
: A method of preventing a disk drive from writing
on a
diskette.
Many diskettes are write-protected by covering a
notch
on
the diskette cover with a
small
sticker.
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