9). In the case of K + and Cl - , the electrical and concentration gradients of molecules work against each other. K + is attracted toward the inside of a cell because of the inside-negative membrane potential, but the moleculeâs concentration gradient works in the other direction.
Directory Definition. The term directory is used in a computer software context to refer to what appears to the user to be a container or folder1 that can hold files and other directories. A file is a named collection of related data that appears to the user as a single, contiguous block of information and that is retained in storage.
(dis-tribÂ´Å«-tid fÄ«l sisÂ´t&m) (n.) A method of storing and accessing files based in a client/server architecture. In a distributed file system, one or more central servers store files that can be accessed, with proper authorization rights, by any number of remote clients in the network.