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Glossary

key while pressing another key.

cpu See Central Processing Unit.

CRX color graphics Expanded graph- ics capability offering 24-plane color, 24-planeZ-buffered color, or 48-planeZ-buffered color capability.

current directory See current work- ing directory.

current session The work and process- es that have been created since you logged into the system (and before you log out again). See also session.

current working directory The direc- tory in which a relative path name search begins, as well as the directory in which you are currently working. It is also called the working directory or current directory.

cursor The small blinking box dis- played in whatever screen is active at a particular time. The cursor marks your current typing position on the screen and indicates which program (HP VUE ter- minal window or shell) will receive your commands.

daisy-chainingA method of connect- ing devices where the signal passes from one device to the next in serial fashion along a bus.

DDS tape drive A device that stores data on Digital Data Storage (DDS) cas- settes.

default Most commands give you a

choice of one or more options. If you don’t specify an option, the command automatically assigns one. This automat- ic option is called the default. See also command option.

dialog box A special type of HP VUE screen that is called by the user from a window. Dialog boxes contain controls and settings. To display an example of a dialog box, click the Style Manager but- ton on the Workspace, then click on Col- or.

directory A special type of object that contains information about the objects beneath it in the HP-UX organizational structure. Basically, it is a file that stores names and links to files and other direc- tories. See also file.

disk A thin, round plate with a magnetic surface coating on which data is stored by magnetic recording. See also floppy diskette, hard disk, CD-ROM disc.

disked workstation A workstation that has its own hard disk drive. See also diskless workstation, node, partner node, workstation.

diskette See floppy diskette.

diskless booting Loading the operating system into local memory from the disk of a partner workstation.

diskless workstation A workstation that has no disk. A diskless workstation can use the disk of its partner worksta- tion or other workstations. If necessary, it can also use the computational services of the partner workstation or other work-

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