Device driver
See Driver.
Diagnostics
The tests and procedures the computer performs to check its
internal circuitry and set up its configuration.
DIP switch
Dual In-line Package switch. A small switch on a piece of
hardware, such as a printer, that controls a particular function,
Directory
A group of files stored in a particular area on a disk; part of a
structure for organizing files into groups.
Disk
A general term meaning either a diskette or a hard disk. See
also
Diskette
and Hard disk.
Disk drive
The physical device that
allows
the computer to read from and
write to a disk. A diskette drive has a slot into which you insert
a diskette. A hard disk is permanently sealed inside its own
container.
Diskette
A flat piece of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material
and used to store data. Also called a floppy disk.
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