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Glossary
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NIC
Acronym for network interface controller.
NTFS
Abbreviation for the Windows NT File System option in the Windows NT
operating system. NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use specifically
within the Windows NT operating system. It supports file system recovery,
extremely large storage media, and long file names. It also supports object-oriented
applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined
attributes. See also FAT.
NVRAM
Acronym for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its
contents when you turn off your system. NVRAM is used for maintaining the
date, time, and system configuration information.
option
An argument to a command that modifies its function rather than providing data
and is usually set off by a delimiter such as - or /. Some options may or must be
followed by a value, for example:
utilname -
option
=argument
parameter
A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called
a switch or an argument.
partition
You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with
the
fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives. After
partitioning the hard drive, you must format each logical drive with the format
command.
PCI
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. The predominant 32-bit
or 64-bit local-bus standard developed by Intel Corporation.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. An international
trade association that has developed standards for devices, such as modems and
external hard drives, that can be plugged into portable computers.