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OCR: LOCAL AR EA NETWO RKS ND MAIL Drive Ma Buidd How does mv computer access data files and application software from a network server? Your wor kstation gains acce ss to the file server pue its hard drive when the server hard drive is mapped to drive letter. Mapping network terminolo gy for assigning drive letter network server disk drive For example on typical worl kstation with floppy drive and a hard driv e the login process maps the server hard drive as drive Once letter has been paddeu you can access files and application software from that drive just as you would from your local hard drive Essentially. you can then use the hard drive on the server just asif it was part t0 your workstation computer Drive mappings vary from one network to another, depending on the needs 0 the organi- zati ...