FBLA Intoduction to Technolgy Part 2 Section 2
as applied to data storage and network topology - link to FC Glossary.
fibre channel
the generic word for an application, document, control panel or other computer data.
file
The cornerstone or home-base application in the Mac environment. The finder regulates the file management functions of the Mac (copying, renaming, deleting...)
finder
a 3.5 inch square rigid disk which holds data. (so named for the earlier 5.25 and 8 inch disks that were flexible).
floppy
an electronic subdirectory which contains files.
folder
a typeface that contains the characters of an alphabet or some other letterforms.
font
The surface area of a desk or table which is occupied by a piece of equipment.
footprint
The breaking up of a file into many separate locations in memory or on a disk.
fragmentation
a system error which causes the cursor to lock in place.
freeze
a Finder File menu command that presents an information window for a selected file icon.
get info
a gigabyte = 1024 megabytes.
gig
a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks housed in a rigid case.
hard drive
a hard disk crash caused by the heads coming in contact with the spinning disk(s).
head crash
high density disk
a 1.4 MB floppy disk.
to select by clicking once on an icon or by highlighting text in a document.
highlight
a graphic symbol for an application, file or folder.
icon
to format a disk for use in the computer; creates a new directory and arranges the tracks for the recording of data.
initialize
in word processing, the short flashing marker which indicates where your next typing will begin.
insertion point
software used to install a program on your hard drive.
installer
a tool used by programmers to enter the debugging mode. The button is usually next to the reset button.
interrupt button
short for kilobyte.
K