HP Visualize J5000 hp Visualize J5000, J7000 workstations owner's guide (a4476 - Page 252

GL-10 File Manager The HP VUE application that allows you to manage your files and directories, and to set viewing preferences. filename The name given to a particular file. See also absolute pathname, file, pathname. file server A workstation whose primary task is to control the storage and retrieval of data from hard disks. Any number of other workstations can be linked to the file server in order to use it to access data. file system The organized set of files and directories on a hard disk. floppy diskette A thin, record-shaped plate that stores data on its magnetic surfaces. The system uses heads (similar to heads in tape recorders) to read and write data on concentric disk tracks. floppy drive A device that stores data on a flexible diskette. hard disk A type of disk that is rigid as opposed to a floppy diskette, which is flexible.