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P a r i t y

Data signals sent during communications to detect errors in
transmitting or receiving data.

Partition

The area defined on a hard disk for use by an operating system;

to divide a hard disk into separate sections or logical drives.

Pathname

The list of directories and subdirectories you need to 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

A device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to a

computer that depends on the computer for its operation.

Port

A physical input/output socket on a computer where you can

connect a peripheral device.

Power-on diagnostics

The system tests the computer runs to check its internal

circuitry and configuration each time you turn it on.

Primary partition

The MS-DOS partition from which the operating system starts.

Program

A disk file that contains coded instructions and tells a

computer what to do and how to do it.

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