Dell PowerEdge 2500SC User Manual
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multifrequency monitor
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.
mV
Abbreviation for millivolt(s).
NDIS
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification.
NIC
Acronym for network interface controller.
NLM
Abbreviation for NetWare
®
Loadable Module.
NMI
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error.
noninterlaced
A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen.
ns
Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.
NTFS
Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system.
NVRAM
Abbreviation 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.
online access service
A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries. CompuServe
®
is an example of an online access service.
OS/2
Abbreviation for Operating System/2.
OTP
Abbreviation for one-time programmable.
parallel port
An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your system. You can usually identify a parallel port on your system by its 25-hole connector.
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-disk drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives.
After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.
PCI
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation.
peripheral device
An internal or external device—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—connected to a system.