Epson Equity 286 PLUS User Manual

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Tracks

Addressable, concentric circles on a disk, resembling the grooves
on a record, which help to divide the disk into separate

accessible areas.

VGA

Video Graphics Array. A type of high-resolution display
adapter. The VGA adapter built into the system board of your

computer can display 16-color graphics at resolutions up to
640

x

480 on a compatible VGA monitor.

Video card

A display adapter card that can be installed in one of the
computer’s option slots to provide a monitor interface. Your
computer comes with a built-in VGA adapter, so you do not
need to install a video card if you are going to use this interface.

Write

To store data on a disk.

Write-protect

To protect the data on a diskette from being changed by placing

a write-protect tab over the notch on a 5 1/4-inch diskette or by
setting the write-protect switch on a 31/2-inch diskette. When a
diskette is write-protected, you cannot erase, change, or record
over its contents.

Glossary 17

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