packet, 165
paddleboard, for IDE drive connection, 32, 32
page file, 235
parallel communication, 61
parallel ports, 61, 61-62
parent domain, 253
parity, 19
Partition Magic, 40
partitions, 39-40, 41
creating, 112, 113
passive matrix, 65
passwords
for shared resources, 184-185
for users, 276
PC card, 29
PC-DOS, 96
PC expansion cards, 76-78. See also expansion cards
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), 9, 23
expansion slots, 76
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association), 29
PDC (primary domain controller), 191, 250, 259
PDC emulator, 262
peer layers, 164
peer-to-peer networks, 184-189
advantages and disadvantages, 185
operating systems for, 185
Windows XP configurations for, 186-189
computer identification, 188-189
Local Area Connection properties, 187-188
Peer Web Services, 101
Pentium chips, 9-12
Pentium II Xeon chip, 11
Performance and Maintenance (Control Panel), 149
Performance Monitor, 237
performance of microprocessors, 2, 5-6
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), 9, 23
expansion slots, 76
peripherals, and performance, 6
permissions
assigning to printers, 301-302
combining NTFS with share, 291-292, 294-295
for folder access, 284
for groups vs. users, 275
in NTFS, 290
applying, 292-293
assigning, 290-292
share, 285-287
for users and groups, 284-287
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA), 29
petabyte (PB), 28
physical hard drive, 39
Physical layer in OSI model, 165, 168-169
role in data transfer, 167
physical location, of resource, 248
physical memory. See memory
physical topology, 200
PIFs (Program Information Files), 98
pipeline, 9
pit on CD, 52
pixel, 64
platforms, 240
platters, 30
plotter, 237
plug and play, 77-78, 99
point-to-point connection, 169
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), 238
port address, 88
portable code in Windows NT, 235
ports
parallel, 61, 61-62
for printer, 299
serial, 60, 60
USB, 62-63
POSIX, 102
POST (power-on self-test), 18
PostScript, 237
power options, 152
power users local group, 273
PowerPC, 15, 237
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), 238
preemptive multitasking, 99
Presentation layer in OSI model, 165, 176-178
role in data transfer, 166
PRI (Primary Rate Interface), 73
primary domain controller (PDC), 191, 250, 259
primary partition, 41
print device (hardware), 298
Print permission, 301
print processor, 299
print server, 222, 297, 298
print spooler, 297, 298
printer (software), 298
creating, 298-299
permissions for, 301-302
properties, 299-301, 302
printers, 74-75
laser printer, 75
parallel ports for, 61
sharing, 296-302
Printers and Faxes, 143
Printers and other Hardware (Control Panel), 149
printing, network basics, 296-298
processor. See also microprocessors
profile, 277
Program Information Files (PIFs), 98
Program Manager (Windows), 98
Programmable Read-only Memory (PROM), 20
programs, opening from Start menu, 145
PROM (Programmable Read-only Memory), 20
properties, of printer, 299-301, 302
Protected Kernel Mode, 103
protected mode, 7-8
protocol, 164, 199
PS/2 connector, 66
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