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File access permissions, File manager, File name, File server, File system, Firmware, Floppy

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Glossary F File The basic named unit of data stored on disk See also directory, filename. File access permissions The access rights given to a particular file or directory. Every file and directory has a set of access permissions, a code that determines whether a process can perform a requested operation on the file (such as opening the file or writing to it) See also access permissions. File manager The HP CDE application that allows you to manage your files and directories, and to set viewing preferences. File name The name given to a particular file See also absolute path name, file, path name. 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 via a LAN in order to use the file server to access data. File system The hierarchically organized set of files and directories on a hard disk. Firmware The control software that is embedded in ROM and is always resident regardless of the status of the operating system. It handles the booting of the system, initialization of I/O, and starts the loading of the operating system. Floppy diskette A thin, flexible, disk-shaped sheet of plastic that magnetically stores data on its coated surfaces. Floppies are contained within stiff plastic "envelopes" to protect them from dust, fingerprints, and abrasion. The floppy drive 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 floppy diskette. H Hard disk A type of disk that is rigid-often aluminum-as opposed to a thin plastic diskette, which is flexible. Hard disk drive A device that stores data on a hard disk. The hard disk can be a permanent part of the drive and thus be unremovable, or it can be removable. If it is removable, it is contained in a protective cover that 231

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Glossary
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F
File
The basic named unit of data
stored on disk
See also directory,
filename.
File access permissions
The
access rights given to a particular
file or directory. Every file and
directory has a set of access
permissions, a code that
determines whether a process can
perform a requested operation on
the file (such as opening the file or
writing to it)
See also access
permissions.
File manager
The HP CDE
application that allows you to
manage your files and directories,
and to set viewing preferences.
File name
The name given to a
particular file
See also absolute
path name, file, path name.
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 via a LAN in order to
use the file server to access data.
File system
The hierarchically
organized set of files and
directories on a hard disk.
Firmware
The control software
that is embedded in ROM and is
always resident regardless of the
status of the operating system. It
handles the booting of the system,
initialization of I/O, and starts the
loading of the operating system.
Floppy diskette
A thin, flexible,
disk-shaped sheet of plastic that
magnetically stores data on its
coated surfaces. Floppies are
contained within stiff plastic
“envelopes” to protect them from
dust, fingerprints, and abrasion.
The floppy drive 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 floppy diskette.
H
Hard disk
A type of disk that is
rigid—often aluminum—as
opposed to a thin plastic diskette,
which is flexible.
Hard disk drive
A device that
stores data on a hard disk. The
hard disk can be a permanent part
of the drive and thus be
unremovable, or it can be
removable. If it is removable, it is
contained in a protective cover that