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Browsing 'P'
Found 47 entries under 'P'
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package (Score: 0) A collection of related programs that perform a common function. |
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packet (Score: 0) A unit of data being sent across a serial line or network. |
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page (Score: 0) A 4KB block of memory. The primary unit of memory. |
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page directory (Score: 0) A structure in memory used by the kernel to access page tables. |
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page fault (Score: 0) A hardware event that occurs when a process tries to access a virtual address that is not in physical memory. |
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page table (Score: 0) A structure in memory used by the kernel to access pages. |
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paging (Score: 0) The process by which pages are moved between the hard disk and main memory. Note that the hard disk can mean the... |
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panic (Score: 0) The process the kernel goes through when it cannot deal with an unexpected event. |
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parallel (Score: 0) The process by which data is sent one byte at a time. |
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parameter (Score: 0) A value, typically one that is passed to a program. |
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parent directory (Score: 0) The directory which contains the directory to which you are referring. For example: if you refer to the /etc/http {d... |
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parent process (Score: 0) The process that executed a fork() system call to create a new, child process. |
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parity (Score: 0) An error detection mechanism in which the number of bits is counted and an extra bit is added to make the total number o... |
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parity bit (Score: 0) The extra bit added to make the total number of bits set even for even parity or odd for odd parity. |
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partition (Score: 0) A section of a hard disk, which can be the entire hard disk. The starting location and size of each partition is s... |
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password (Score: 0) A string of characters that you use to confirm your identity when you log in. See encrypted password. |
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path (Score: 0) The set of directories that are needed to reach a specific file. Also referred to as the pathname. |
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PCI (Score: 0) Peripheral Component Interconnect. One of the newer bus types. |
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PCL (Score: 0) Printer Control Language. |
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peer (Score: 0) Another computer at the same 'level' as yours. You can provide services to them and they to you. Computers in this situa... |
