User Guide Desktop PC Equity 386SX/16 PLUS

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
800 x 600 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 5Mnch
diskette or by setting the write-protect switch on a 3 S-inch
diskette. When a diskette is write-protected, you cannot
erase, change, or record over its contents.
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