Epson Endeavor 468C User Manual

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High-density

A type of diskette format that allows you to store more data

than on single- or double-density diskettes. A 5.25-inch,

high-density diskette can store 1.2MB of data. A 3.5-inch,

high-density diskette can store 1.44MB of data.

IDE

Integrated Drive Electronics. A type of hard disk drive interface

in which the controller is on the drive instead of on a controller

card. Your computer includes an interface on the main system

board for up to two IDE hard disk drives.

lnterface

A physical or software connection used to transmit data

between equipment or programs so they can work with each

other.

Jumper

A small moveable plug that connects two pins on a device’s

circuit board. Jumpers alter the operation of a particular

function.

Key disk

A diskette containing a copy-protected program that must

remain in a diskette drive while you use the program. See also

Copy-protected program.

Kilobyte (KB)

A unit used to measure storage space in a computer’s memory

or on a disk. One kilobyte equals 1024 bytes.

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