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Floppy disk

See Diskette.

Format

To prepare a new disk (or an old one you want to reuse) so that

it can store information. Formatting divides a disk into tracks

and sectors and creates addressable locations on it.

Graphics

Lines, angles, curves, and other nonalphanumeric data.

Hard disk

The enclosed unit used to store data permanently. Unlike a

diskette, it is fixed in place. It can process data more rapidly
and store many more files than a diskette.

Hardware

Any physical component of a computer system, such as a
monitor, printer, keyboard, or CPU.

Hexadecimal

A base 16 numbering system frequently used by programmers.
Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be represented by
a two-digit hexadecimal number.

Interface

A physical or software connection used to transmit data
between equipment or programs.