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Parallel
An interface that transmits data simultaneously over separate
wires in a cable.
See
also
Interface
and
Serial.
Parameter
A qualifier added to a command that tells your operating
system what data to process, where it should locate or store a
file, or how it should operate.
See
also
Switch.
Pathname
The directory name(s) you specify to locate a file. For example,
the pathname for the file SALES, stored in the subdirectory
BUSINESS, is \BUSLNESS\SALES.
Peripheral device
An external device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to
a computer that depends on the computer for its operation.
Port
A physical socket on a computer to which you can connect a
peripheral device.
Power-on diagnostics
Tests stored in a computer’s ROM that the computer runs to
check its internal circuitry, peripheral device configuration, and
operating status each time you turn it on or reset it.
Processor speed
See Operating speed.
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