multifrequency monitor

A monitor that supports several video standards. A multi- frequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters.

mV

Abbreviation for millivolt(s).

NiCad

Acronym for nickel cadmium.

NiMH

Abbreviation for nickel-metal hydride.

NLM

Acronym for NetWare® Loadable Module.

NMI

Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware er- rors, such as a parity error.

noninterlaced

A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen.

ns

Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.

NTFS

Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Win- dows NT operating system.

NVRAM

Abbreviation for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the date, time, and system setup options.

OS/2

Abbreviation for Operating System/2.

OTP

Abbreviation for one-time programmable.

parallel port

An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer. You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25-hole connector.

parameter

A value or option that you specify to a program. A param- eter is sometimes called a switch or an argument.

partition

You can divide a hard-disk drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each par- tition can contain multiple logical drives. For example, you could partition a 200-MB hard-disk drive into two physically separate partitions with three logical drive assignments, as shown in the following table.

Partitioning the Hard-Disk Drive

Physical Partitions and Sizes

Partition 1

120

MB

Partition 2

80

MB

Logical Drive Assignments and Sizes

Drive C

120 MB

Drive D

50 MB

Drive E

30 MB

 

 

After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.

PC Card

Slightly larger than a credit card, a PC Card is a removable I/O card—such as a modem, LAN, SRAM, or flash mem- ory card—that adheres to the PCMCIA standards. See also

PCMCIA.

PCI

Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation.

PCMCIA

Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Card Inter- national Association. See also PC Card.

peripheral device

An internal or external device—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—connected to a computer.

PGA

Abbreviation for pin grid array, a type of microprocessor socket that allows you to remove the microprocessor chip.

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