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HARD SECTOR DISC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soft sectored
1, record 1, English, soft%20sectored
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term used to describe a particular diskette format, and way of recording on the diskette. 2, record 1, English, - soft%20sectored
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soft sectored discs are pre-formatted, having data fields that are changed and updated. The first track of a soft sectored diskette identifies the disc, the next four tracks store basic information such as the track and sector location of stored material. Since soft sectored diskettes require a format, less storage capacity is available(250K bytes out of possible 400K) for text storage than is available with hard sectored diskettes. 2, record 1, English, - soft%20sectored
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sectorisé logiciel
1, record 1, French, sectoris%C3%A9%20logiciel
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à sectorisation logique 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20sectorisation%20logique
adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour un disque sectorisé logiciel, la taille et la position des secteurs est déterminée par l'électronique et un logiciel de contrôle. Sur un disque sectorisé matériel, le début de chaque secteur est lié à un signal de secteur généré par l'unité de disque. 1, record 1, French, - sectoris%C3%A9%20logiciel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sectorizado por programática
1, record 1, Spanish, sectorizado%20por%20program%C3%A1tica
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Término utilizado para describir un formato de disquete en particular y una forma de efectuar la grabación o registro en dicho disquete. 2, record 1, Spanish, - sectorizado%20por%20program%C3%A1tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los discos sectorizados por programática ya vienen formateados, teniendo campos de datos que se cambian y actualizan. 2, record 1, Spanish, - sectorizado%20por%20program%C3%A1tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Como los disquetes sectorizados por programática requieren un formato, tienen menos capacidad para el almacenamiento de texto (sólo 250K de unos 400K posibles), de la que existe en los disquetes de sectorización fija. 2, record 1, Spanish, - sectorizado%20por%20program%C3%A1tica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard sector disk
1, record 2, English, hard%20sector%20disk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hard-sectored disk 2, record 2, English, hard%2Dsectored%20disk
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disk whereby the start of each sector is related to a sector signal generated by the disk drive and is positively related to the position of the disk. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20sector%20disk
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hard sector disc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque à sectorisation physique
1, record 2, French, disque%20%C3%A0%20sectorisation%20physique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- disque à sectorisation matérielle 1, record 2, French, disque%20%C3%A0%20sectorisation%20mat%C3%A9rielle
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sector hole 1, record 3, English, sector%20hole
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A hole in a hard sectored disc. There are a fixed number of such holes around the circumference of a circle of fixed radius. There is a single hole in the envelope. Each time a sector hole passes underneath this hole in the envelope, a sector pulse is generated optically. 1, record 3, English, - sector%20hole
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 3, English, - sector%20hole
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perforation de secteur
1, record 3, French, perforation%20de%20secteur
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Perforation d'un disque dur sectorisé. Il existe un nombre fixe de ces perforations sur la circonférence d'un cercle de rayon fixe. Quant à l'enveloppe, elle porte une seule perforation. Chaque fois qu'une perforation de secteur passe au-dessous de la perforation de l'enveloppe, une impulsion de secteur est optiquement générée. 1, record 3, French, - perforation%20de%20secteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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