User Guide Desktop PC Equity 386SX/16 PLUS

Diagnostics

The tests and procedures the computer performs to check its

internal circuitry and set up its configuration.

DIP switch

Dual Inline Package switch. A small switch on a computer,

option card, or printer that controls a particular function.

Directory

A list of files stored in a particular area on a disk; part of a

structure for organizing files into groups. A directory listing

shows the name, location, and size of the files in the

directory. A directory can contain both files and

subdirectories.

Disk

The collective term for diskettes and hard disks.

Disk drive

The physical device that allows the computer to read from

and write to a disk. A diskette drive has a disk slot into which

you insert a diskette. A hard disk is sealed inside a protective

unit.

Diskette

A flat piece of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material

used to store data permanently.

Display adapter card

A circuit board that can be installed in one of the computer’s

option slots to provide the monitor interface. A display

adapter card controls the way the monitor displays text and

graphics. (In the Equity 386SX/16 PLUS, a VGA display

adapter is built into the system board.) Also known as Video

card.

Glossary