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Extended Memory
Memory above 1MB that is accessed by the protected mode of
the 80386SX microprocessor and available to some application
programs and operating systems.
Extended partition
An additional MS-DOS partition; you can create one primary
MS-DOS partition and one extended partition.
Extension
A suffix of up to three characters that you can add to a filename
to better identify it.
External command
An MS-DOS command stored in a program file. MS-DOS must
be able to find the program file to execute the command. See
also Internal command.
Fast boot
The Equity 386SX f
unction that reduces the time it takes the
computer to run power-on diagnostics.
File
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.
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