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Option card
A circuit board you install inside the computer to provide
additional capabilities, such as a
modem.
Parallel
The type of interface that transmits all the bits in a byte of data
simultaneously over separate lines. See
Interface
and Serial.
Parameter
A qualifier added to a command that tells MS-DOS what
particular conditions to look for and specifies information such
as what data you want to process and where to locate or store a
file.
Parity
A method used to verify the accuracy of data transmissions by
adding a bit that makes the total of the byte odd for odd parity
or even for even parity.
Partition
(1)
The area defined on a hard disk for use by an operating
system; (2) to divide a hard disk into separate sections or logical
drives. You can define a primary partition and one or more
extended partitions on a hard disk.
Pathname
The list of directories and subdirectories you specify to locate a
file. For example, the pathname for the file SALES, which is
located in the subdirectory BUSINESS of the root directory ( \ ),
is \ BUSINESS \ SALES.
Peripheral
An external device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to
a computer that depends on the computer for its operation.
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