| A | B |
|---|
| file | collection of data that has a name and is stored on a hard disk |
| file format | how a file is saved, according to the type of data the file contains and based on the software application that was used to create it |
| association | what is set up between a software applicatin and a file type, based on the file extension |
| device letter | always followed by a colon and a backslash |
| folders | allows you to group files for easy retrieval |
| dialog box | helps you locate a file by choosing the storage device and folder in which the file is stored |
| magnetic storage | stores data by magnetizing microscopic particles on a disk or tape surface |
| optical storage | records data as microscopic light and dark spots on the surface of a specifically coated disk |
| pits | dark spot |
| lands | lighter, nonpitted surface area of the disc |
| solid state storage | technology that stores data in erasable, rewritable circuitry, rather than on spinning disks or streaming tape |
