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Fife
A group of related pieces of information called records, or
entries, stored together on a disk Text files consist of words
and sentences. Program files consist of codes and are used by
computers to interpret and carry out instructions.
Filename
A name up to eight characters long that MS-DOS uses to
identify a file.
Fixed disk
See Hard disk.
Format
To prepare a new disk (or an old one you want to reuse) so
that it can store information. Formatting divides a disk into
tracks and sectors and creates addressable locations on it.
Graphics
Lines, angles, curves, and other nonalphanumeric data.
Handle
See Process ID number.
Hard disk
The enclosed unit used to store large amounts of data. Unlike
a diskette, it is fixed in place. It can process data more rapidly
and store many more files than a diskette. Also called fixed
disk.
Hardware
Any physical component of a computer system, such as a
monitor, printer, keyboard, or CPU.
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