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I
i
I
t
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r-.
J
~
i
I
r
I
~
I ,
I .
root
string
system
system
prompt
switch
syntax
template
toggle
track
verify
wild card
Glossary
The first directory level
on
any disk. All
other directories
are
subdirectories of
the
root.
A specified group of characters,
for
example,
"Hello."
Usually refers to your DOS (disk operating
system). By context,
it
can also refer to your
computer system, including monitor, CPU,
drives, and peripheral equipment.
Display
on
the
video screen (
A>,
B>,
C>,
or
D»
that
indicates which drive is
the
current drive and
that
MS-DOS is waiting
for
a command.
A command parameter
that
activates a spe-
cial function. The command DIR /W will
cause
the
directory listing to be displayed
on
the
screen
in
the wide mode.
The rules governing
the
structure
of a com-
mand, such as spelling,
the
order
in
which
commands and parameters
are
to be given,
or which characters
are
legal delimiters.
A storage
area
that
contains
the
last
MS-
DOS command used. The command can
thus
be called up
for
editing and
reexecution.
Switch a
function
on
or
off.
Pressing I
PRINT
I
once sends screen
input
to
the
printer.
Pressing I
PRINT
I
again
turns
off
this
function.
A concentric circle
on
a disk on which
data
is stored. Each track is divided into several
sectors.
A function
that
checks
data
to make
sure
that
it
has been copied or stored correctly.
One or more symbols
that
are
used to rep-
resent 1 or more variable characters. The
wild card
? can be used
in
a filename to
stand
in
place
of
a legal filename character.
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