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Glossary

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Term	Definition
PBX	A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is a private telephone network within an enterprise. Under
	this system, the calls between the enterprise members are local and the phone numbers are
	made up of 3 or 4 digits. Companies generally choose this phone system for internal
	communication because it is less expensive than the regular network. The users can still
	share a number of outside lines for making calls external to the PBX.
PC Card	A PCMCIA card. The term PC Card is more widely used than PCMCIA. See PCMCIA.
PCMCIA	PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) is the name of the
	group that produced the specification for the credit card-sized plug-in boards for laptop
	computers. The cards used to be called PCMCIA cards, but as this was rather
	unpronounceable, these cards are now termed PC cards. An example of a PC card is a credit
	card-sized modem.
Pixel	A pixel (Picture Element) is a part of your screen. Your screen is made up of thousands of
	pixels, enabling you to see colours and pictures on it. The more pixels, the higher the
	resolution and the better the image quality.
Port replicator	An additional device that you can connect to your notebook. The port replicator contains
	ports that enable you to connect additional peripherals (such as a printer or a monitor) to
	your VAIO. A port replicator is similar to a docking station, but does not include additional
	slots for adding expansion boards or storage devices.
Processor	The processor is the brains of the computer; it processes the instructions of your system’s
	programs. The processor is also known as the CPU or microprocessor and can be found on
	the motherboard (see this word) of your computer.
Product recovery CD-ROM	The product recovery CD-ROMs include the application recovery CD-ROM and the system
	recovery CD-ROM(s)
PS/2	A type of mouse or keyboard port.