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Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the micro- processor about hardware errors, such as

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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.

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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.

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

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An internal or external device—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—con- nected3*$to a computer.

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A single point on a video display. Pixels are arranged in rows and columns to cre- ate an image. A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up

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An industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers. Plug and Play provides automatic installation and con- figuration, compatibility with existing hardware, and dynamic support of mobile computing environments.

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