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Current directory

The directory you are logged onto and working in. Also known as the default directory.

Cursor

The highlighted marker that shows your position on the screen.

Cylinders

See Tracks.

Data

Information such as text or graphics stored or processed by a computer.

Data diskette

A formatted diskette on which you store data files (as opposed to program files).

Data length

The number of bits per character in serial transmissions.

Default

Values or settings that take effect when the computer is turned on or reset. A default value stays in effect unless you override it temporarily by changing a setting or you reset the default value itself.

Default directory

The directory where MS-DOS executes your next command, unless you tell it to do otherwise (by including a pathname with the command). Also known as the current or working directory.

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