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A monitor that supports several video standards. A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal fromP9a variety of video adapters.

1',6Abbreviation for millivolt(s).

Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification,& .

1/0Acronym for network interface controller.

Abbreviation for NetWare® Loadable 10,Module.

Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the proces- sor about hardware errors, such as a parity

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

Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one bil- lionth of a second.

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Abbreviation for the NT File System op- tion195in$the0Windows NT operating system.

Abbreviation for nonvolatile random- access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. N RAM is used for maintain- ing the date, time, and system RQOLQHDFFHVVconfiguration informationVHUYLFH.

A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries. CompuServe® is an6example￿￿ of an online access service.

273Abbreviation for Operating System/2.

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

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You can divide a hard-disk drive into mul- tiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives.

After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format3&, command.

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

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