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assignments, as shown in the following
table.
After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you
must format each logical drive with the
format command.
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Slightly larger than a credit card, a PC Card
is a removable I/O cardsuch as a mo-
dem, LAN, SRAM, or flash memory
cardthat adheres to the PCMCIA stan-
dards. See also PCMCIA.
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Abbreviation for Peripheral Component
Interconnect. A standard for local-bus
implementation developed by Intel
Corporation.
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Abbreviation for Personal Computer
Memory Card International Association.
See also PC Card.
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An internal or external devicesuch as a
printer, a disk drive, or a keyboardcon-
nected to a computer.
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Abbreviation for pin grid array, a type of
microprocessor socket that allows you to
remove the microprocessor chip.
SL[HO
Arranged in rows and columns, a pixel is
a single point on a video display. Video
resolution640 x 480, for exampleis
expressed as the number of pixels across
by the number of pixels up and down.
3267
Acronym for power-on self-test. Before
the operating system loads when you turn
on your computer, the POST tests various
system components such as RAM, the
disk drives, and the keyboard.
SSP
Abbreviation for pages per minute.
34)3
Abbreviation for plastic quad flat pack, a
type of microprocessor socket in which
the microprocessor chip is permanently
mounted.
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A synonym for the MS-DOS device name
LPT1.
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The set of diskettes from which you can
perform a complete installation of an ap-
plication program. When you reconfigure
a program, you often need its program dis-
kette set.
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An operating mode supported by 80286
or higher microprocessors, protected
mode allows operating systems to
implement:
A memory address space of 16 MB
(80286 microprocessor) to 4 GB
(Intel386 or higher microprocessor)
Multitasking
Virtual memory, a method for
increasing addressable memory by
using the hard-disk drive
The Windows NT 32-bit operating system
runs in protected mode. MS-DOS cannot
run in protected mode; however, some
programs that you can start from
MS-DOSsuch as Windowsare able to
put the computer into protected mode.
36
Abbreviation for Personal System/2.
363%
Abbreviation for power-supply paralleling
board.
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Partition 1 120 MB
Partition 2 80 MB
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Drive C 120 MB
Drive D 50 MB
Drive E 30 MB
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