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Cylinder

Computer hard disk drive cylinder diagramA cylinder is two corresponding tracks on a fixed disk. As can be seen in the picture to the right, the red highlighted tracks correspond on each hard drive platter.

Also see: CHS, Hard drive definitions, Platter

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1844 - Samuel Morse dispatches the first telegraphic message over a line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.
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What character is used in an OR operator?

1. Ampersand
2. Bracket
3. Colon
4. Pipe

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