Diskettes are easy to use, and, since you can buy as many of them
as you please, the amount of data you can store on diskette
is
virtually
unlimited.
However, since you have a fixed disk drive in your computer, you
will probably want to use
it
most of the time.
NOTE
TO HELP
YOU
KEEP TRACK
OF
YOUR
DISKETTES, DOS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR
YOU TO ASSIGN THEM NAMES JUST AS
YOU
ASSIGN NAMES TO YOUR FILES. SEE THE
FORMAT COMMAND SECTION OF THIS
CHAPTER
FOR
INFORMATION ON DISK
NAMING.
Storing Files On Fixed Disk
The magnetic disks built into the fixed disk drive can store
10
mil-
lion characters of information
-
that is approximately five thousand
double spaced typewritten pages. You are not likely to quickly run
out
of
storage space
on
your fixed disk drive!
As
well as providing a vast storage space for files, the fixed disk
drive
is
also very convenient and easy to use. When your tiles
are
stored on fixed disk, there is no need
to
insert a diskette into the
diskette drive each time you wish to access a file, and your computer
will operate much faster.
If,
however, your tixed disk drive should malfunction
or
if you should
accidentally give the wrong
DOS
command, you could temporarily
or even permanently lose every file you have stored on the fixed disk
drive. You should, therefore, keep
a
library of diskettes containing
backup copies
of
every important tile
you
have stored on the fixed
disk.
(For
procedures on how to do
this,
refer
to
Section
2.8.)
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