System diskette

A diskette that contains the operating system.

Tracks

Addressable, concentric circles on a diskette, resembling the grooves on a record, which help to divide the diskette into separate accessible areas. There are 40 tracks on each side of a double-sided, double-density diskette and 80 tracks on each side of a double-sided, quad-density or a double-sided, high-density diskette.

Write

To store data on a disk.

Write-protect

To prevent a diskette from being overwritten by placing a write-protect tab over the notch on the side of the diskette (5%inch) or setting the write-protect switch (3Cnch). When a diskette is write-protected, you cannot erase, change, or record over its contents.

User’s Guide

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