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driver - A program that lets a peripheral device and a computer function harmoniously; a hard disk driver controls exchanges between a hard disk and a computer. expansion slot - This is a slots in which adapters and/or cards can be housed. file - A file is a collection of related information/data you store on a diskette or a hard disk drive. filename - Each file on a disk has a name. This name has two parts: a filename and an extension. In DOS, filenames are from one to eight characters long. An extension starts with a period, has three characters and follows immediately after the filename. fixed or hard disk - This is a non-removable disk used for storage of large volumes of data. format - The arrangement of data on a magnetic disk. Format also means to prepare a disk. hardware - All physical components of a computer. HZ - Hertz. This signifies one complete cycle of a wave signal. l/O - Input/Output. The transfer of data between the computer and its peripheral components. IC - Integrated Circuit. 4 Chapter 7: Glossary

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driver
—
A
program
that
lets
a
peripheral
device
and
a
computer
function
harmoniously;
a
hard
disk
driver
controls
exchan-
ges
between
a
hard
disk
and
a
computer.
expansion
slot
—
This
is
a
slots
in
which
adapters
and/or
cards
can
be
housed.
file
—
A
file
is
a
collection
of
related
information/data
you
store
on
a
diskette
or
a
hard
disk
drive.
filename
—
Each
file
on
a
disk
has
a
name.
This
name
has
two
parts:
a
filename
and
an
extension.
In
DOS,
filenames
are
from
one
to
eight
characters
long.
An
extension
starts
with
a
period,
has
three
characters
and
follows
immediately
after
the
filename.
fixed
or
hard
disk
—
This
is
a
non-removable
disk
used
for
storage
of
large
volumes
of
data.
format
—
The
arrangement
of
data
on
a
magnetic
disk.
Format
also
means
to
prepare
a
disk.
hardware
—
All
physical
components
of
a
computer.
HZ
—
Hertz.
This
signifies
one
complete
cycle
of
a
wave
signal.
l/O
—
Input/Output.
The
transfer
of
data
between
the
computer
and
its
peripheral
components.
IC
—
Integrated
Circuit.
4
Chapter
7:
Glossary