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10 Dell Precision 210 Desktop Systems User’s Guide
Abbreviation for millivolt(s).
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface
Specification.
Acronym for network interface controller.
Abbreviation for NetWare
®
Loadable
Module.
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A
device sends an NMI to signal the micro-
processor about hardware errors, such as
a parity error.
A technique for decreasing screen flicker
by sequentially refreshing each horizontal
line on the screen.
Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one bil-
lionth of a second.
Abbreviation for the NT File System op-
tion in the Windows NT operating system.
Abbreviation for nonvolatile random-
access memory. Memory that does not
lose its contents when you turn off your
computer. NVRAM is used for maintain-
ing the date, time, and system
configuration information.
A service that typically provides access to
the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat
rooms, and file libraries. CompuServe
®
is
an example of an online access service.
Abbreviation for Operating System/2.
Abbreviation for one-time programmable.
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-
puter by its 25-hole connector.
A value or option that you specify to a pro-
gram. A parameter is sometimes called a
switch
or an
argument
.
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
format command.
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component
Interconnect. A standard for local-bus
implementation developed by Intel
Corporation.
An internal or external device—such as a
printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—con-
nected to a computer.
Abbreviation for pin grid array, a type of
microprocessor socket that allows you to
remove the microprocessor chip.
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
and down.
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.