| Name |
Description |
| Packet Switching |
One way to move data on the internet. Data is broken up into chunks, sent, and then put back together. |
| Palmtop |
A very small computer that fits in the palm of peoples hands. |
| Parallel Port |
A socket for plugging devices into the computer. Originally intended just for printers, but is also sometimes used for other add-on devices such as scanners. The computer usually refers to the parallel port as LPT1.
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| Parallel Port |
A socket for plugging devices into the computer. Originally intended for printers, but is also sometimes used for scanners. |
| Patches |
Patches are minor updates to programs that are distributed with only the changes and not the whole program. |
| PC |
Personal Computer - most people in the western world have one, or even more. |
| PCI |
(Peripheral Component Interconnect) A standard for PC expansion cards, currently the most popular. |
| PCI |
A standard for PC expansion cards. Right now its the most popular. |
| PCMCIA |
(Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) A type of PC expansion card, the size of an ordinary credit card, mainly intended for use with notebooks. |
| Pentium |
The best known PC processor (or CPU), manufactured by Intel. The latest generation is the Pentium IV, but most new PCs still use the Pentium III, or AMD's Athlon equivalent. |
| Pentium |
A very popular CPU created by Intel. So popular that there are now Pentium 2, 3, 4 processors also. |
| Pentium 4 |
Intel’s new microprocessor, has a new architecture and higher clock speeds. It is expected to get to 10GHz before a new version has to come out. |
| Peripheral |
Anything that plugs into the computer, such as keyboard, printer etc. |
| PERL |
PERL stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language. It is sometimes used to make Web-based server side applications, and can be written in various languages including C. |
| Pixel |
All computer screen or printed images are made up of pixels, small square dots - the smaller the pixels, the higher the image quality. |
| PPP |
(Point to Point Protocol) Lets users connect to the internet over a phone line. |
| PPPOE |
(Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet) It is like PPP except it uses an ethernet card instead of a modem to create a faster internet connection. |
| PS/2 |
Is a standard port fore mice and keyboards but more and more USB-keyboards and mice is produced today. |
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