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.
host computer. Main or controlling computer connected to other computers or terminals to which it provides data or computing services via a network. It is similar to a server in a client-server architecture. In the modern peer to peer networking (such as networking over the Internet) every computer is a peer and also a host to every other computer connected to the network. The name reflects the biological relationship between a host and parasites.