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A power management specification that far surpasses its predecessor, APM, by providing support for hot swappable devices and better control of power modes.
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ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
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A type of hard drive and controller. It was designed to replace the earlier ST506 and ESDI drives without requiring replacement of the AT BIOS - hence, AT attachment. These drives are more popularly known as IDE drives.
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ATA (AT Attachment)
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A popular standard for wireless communications with a limited range of approximately 30 feet. It is not designed for wireless networking, rather wireless communication.
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Bluetooth
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The interface between an application and the PC bus Socket Services. It tells the applications which interrupts and I/O ports the card is using.
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Card Services
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A multi-tasking method that depends on applications to be responsible for using and then freeing access to the processor. Windows 3.1 managed multiple applications this way. If an application locked up, it usually required a reboot.
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Cooperative Multitasking
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A multi-tasking method in which the OS allots each application a certain amount of processor time and then takes back control and allots it to another application. Locked applications do not destabilized the OS.
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Preemptive Multitasking
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The database containing all Windows configuration information and file extension/application association. The database is broken up into seperate areas called hives.
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Registry
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The option first introduced in Windows 2000 that allows only the installation of hardware drives that have been tested and certified as safe by Microsoft.
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Driver Signing
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A special form of ROM that can be erased by high-intensity ultraviolet light and then rewritten (reprogrammed).
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EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
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The process of placing a file system on a drive to keep track of files and sectors.
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Formatting
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The standard way of transmitting and receiving information via infrared so that devices can communicate with each other.
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IrDA
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An extremely small RAM form factor that is over 50% smaller that SODIMMs. Has no notches on the bottom.
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MicroDIMM
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The core file in Windows 2000/XP that bootstraps the system. Basically, it starts the loading of the OS on the computer.
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NTLDR
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File Systems introduced with Windows NT that is a much more advanced file system in every way with FAT: it has individual file and folder security, compression, encrytion, disk quotas and support for extremely large files. File system of choice is XP.
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NTSF
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The swap file in Windows 2000/XP system located on the root of the drive in which you installed the operating system. It is hidden.
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PAGEFILE.SYS
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An electronic measuring instrument that combines several functions in one unit. The most basic instruments include an ammeter, voltmetes, and ohmmeter. Analog multimeters are sometimes referred to as "volt-ohm-meters", abbreviated VOM.
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MultiMeter
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A credit card-sized adapter card that adds functionality in many notebook computers, PDSa, and other computer devices. The term replaced the older term, PCMCIA.
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PC Cards
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Also called pnp, a combination of smart PCs, smart devices, and smart operation systems that automatically configure all the neccessary system resources and ports when you install a new peripheral device.
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Plug and Play
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The system check performed by all computers when they are first turned on.
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Power-On Self Test
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A subdivision of a hard drive that has been assigned a drive letter and can be marked as the "active", or having the ability to boot your computer. A physical disk is limited to four of these.
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Primary Partition
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A way of creating a fault tolerant storage system. There are six levels. Level 0 uses byte-level striping and provides no fault tolerance. Level 1 uses mirroring or duplexing. Level 2 uses bit-level striping. Level 3 stores error-correctiong information (such as parity) on a seperate disk, and uses data striping on the remaining drives. Level 4 is level 3 with block-striping. Level 5 uses block-level and parity data striping.
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RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Devices or Disks)
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The installation option that does not require human intervention once the process has begun and is most frequently used when installing over the network.
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Unattended Installation
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The option places the most commonly used components of an operation system on a hard drive, but not all of those components are available.
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Typical Installation
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The most common memory form factor for laptops available in a variety of configurations including 32-bit and 64-bit options. Has a notch at the bottom.
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SODIMM
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One of the latest generations of video displays, this has a resolution of 1600 X 1200.
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UXGA
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