Dell Command Line Interface manual Ndis, Nic, Nif, Nis, Nmi, Ntfs, Nvram, Oem, Oid, Otp

mV

Abbreviation for millivolt(s).

name

The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file, or in a DMI Management Information Format (MIF) file, or in a CIM Management Object File (MOF).

NDIS

Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification.

NIC

Acronym for network interface controller.

NIF

Acronym for network interface function. This term is equivalent to NIC.

NIS

Abbreviation for Network Information System. NIS is a network naming and administration system for smaller networks. A user at any host can get access to files or applications on any host in the network with a single user identification and password.

NMI

Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, 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 Windows NT operating system and later Windows operating systems.

NuBus

Proprietary expansion bus used on Apple Macintosh personal computers.

NVRAM

Acronym 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 configuration information.

OEM

Abbreviation for original equipment manufacturer. An OEM is a company that supplies equipment to other companies to resell or incorporate into another product using the reseller's brand name.

OID

Abbreviation for object identifier. An implementation- specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object.

online access service

A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries.

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 parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument.

partition

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

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

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