Index_P

P

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




MCSA. MCSE 2003 JumpStart. Computer and Network Basics
MCSA/MCSE 2003 JumpStart
ISBN: 078214277X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 203
Authors: Lisa Donald

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