Dell PowerEdge 1600SC 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 Microsoft 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.

 

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.

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