Fujitsu P2110 Manual page 98

Partition
A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the operating system as if
it were a separate disk, and addressed by the operating system accordingly.
PCMCIA
PCMCIA is trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. The Personal
Computer Memory Card International Association is an organization that sets standards for add-in
cards for personal computers.
Peripheral Device
A piece or equipment which performs a specific function associated with but not integral to a computer.
Examples: a printer, a mode, a CD-ROM.
Pitch (keyboard)
The distance between the centers of the letter keys of a keyboard.
Pixel
The smallest element of a display, a dot of color on your display screen. The more pixels screen. The
more pixels per area the clearer your image will appear.
POST
Power On Self Test. A program which part of the BIOS which checks the configuration and operating
condition of your hardware whenever power is applied to your notebook. Status and error messages
may be displayed before the operating system is loaded. If the self test detects failures that are so
serious that operation can not continue, the operating system will not be loaded.
Program
An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how
and when to do it.
PS/2
An IBM series of personal computers which established a number of standards for connecting external
devices such as keyboards and monitors.
RAM
Random Access Memory. A hardware component of your LifeBook notebook that holds binary
information (both program and data) as long as it has the proper power applied to it.
RAM Module
A printed circuit card with memory and associated circuitry which allows the user to add additional
memory to the computer without special tools.
Reset
The act of reloading the operating system. A reset erases all information stored in RAM.
Restart
See Reset.
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