can turn an entire hard disk into a single partition or divide a hard disk into smaller partitions.

File

A collection of information that has been stored in an operating system file system.

Filename

The name of a file. A filename has two parts that are separated by a period. To the left of the period is the name of the file, which can contain one to eight characters, and to the right of the period is the extension. The filename usually describes the contents of the file. See extension.

Floppy disk

A removable disk, also called “floppy” or “diskette.” Data written to a floppy disk remains until it is overwritten or erased.

Hard disk

Alarge-capacity data-storage device that is installed inside the computer. Data written to the hard disk remains until it is overwritten or erased.

IDE (integrated drive electronics) hard drive

A hard drive with a built-in controller. You can install an IDE drive without installing a separate controller board, thereby freeing an expansion slot for other uses.

I/O (input/output)

Describes the transfer of data to and from the computer – primarily between the computer and peripheral devices such as printers.

ISA (industry standard architecture) expansion slot

An expansion slot that is designed for 8- or 16-bit ISA add- in boards. The ISA expansion bus operates at 8 MHz.

KB (kilobyte)

1,024 bytes. For example, 8 KB is shorthand for 8,192 bytes.

Local bus

A bus that connects peripheral devices directly to the microprocessor. The bus usually runs at the external clock

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