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Abbreviation for millimeter(s).
The microprocessors for this system in-
clude media enhancement technology
which is designed to handle complex mul-
timedia and communications software.
A pointing device that controls the
movement of the cursor on a screen.
Mouse-aware software allows you to ac-
tivate commands by clicking a mouse
button while pointing at objects displayed
on the screen.
Abbreviation for millisecond(s).
Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating
System.
Abbreviation for mean time between
failures.
A monitor that supports several video
standards. A multifrequency monitor can
adjust to the frequency range of the signal
from a variety of video adapters.
Abbreviation for millivolt(s).
Acronym for nickel cadmium.
Abbreviation for nickel-metal hydride.
®
Acronym for NetWare
Module.
Acronym for Network Node Manager
Special Edition
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A
device sends an NMI to signal the micro-
processor about hardware errors, such as
a parity error.
A technique for decreasing screen flicker
by sequentially refreshing each horizontal
line on the screen.
Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one bil-
lionth of a second.
Abbreviation for the NT File System op-
tion in the Windows NT operating system.
Abbreviation for nonvolatile random-
access memory. Memory that does not
lose its contents when you turn off your
computer. NVRAM is used for maintain-
ing the date, time, and system setup
options.
Abbreviation for one-time programmable.
An I/O port used most often to connect a
parallel printer to your computer. You can
usually identify a parallel port on your com-
puter by its 25-hole connector.
A value or option that you specify to a pro-
gram. A parameter is sometimes called a
switch or an argument .
You can divide a hard-disk drive into mul-
tiple physical sections called partitions
with the fdisk command. Each partition can
Loadable
contain multiple logical drives. For example,
you could partition a 200-MB hard-disk drive
into two physically separate partitions with