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Network Address Translators |
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NCOS |
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Network Computer Operating System |
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N-ISDN |
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Narrowband ISDN |
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NLQ |
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Near Letter Quality |
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NT |
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New Technology |
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NYM |
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Anonymous |
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Operating system |
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The operating system is Windows or Linux, which bridge the gap between the computer hardware and application software that the computer user uses. |
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Optical storage |
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Drives that use lasers to store and read data like CD-ROMs. |
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Optical drive |
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A device that uses lasers to read and write data. |
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OBJ |
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Object (file name extension) |
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OCR |
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Optical Character Recognition |
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OV |
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Overflow |
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OS |
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Operating system |
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POST |
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Power on self-test is a procedure the computer goes through when it is first turned on, to verify that the very basic components like Ram are working. |
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Platter |
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A rigid metal disk, on which data is stored in a hard drive, can be made out of glass. |
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Pit |
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A distorted area on the surface of an optical disk. Pits scatter light from the laser beam. |
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PB |
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Petabyte (1,024 terabytes) (One Million Billion characters of information) |
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PC-DOS |
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Personal Computer - Disk Operating System |
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PCI |
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Peripheral Component Interconnect/Interface |
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PIXEL |
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Picture Element |
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PJPEG |
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Progressive JPEG |
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POP |
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Post Office Protocol |
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POP3 |
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Post Office Protocol, Version 3 |
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POWER |
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Performance Optimisation with Enhanced RISC |
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PP |
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Parallel Port |
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PS/2 |
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Programming System 2 |
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PSU |
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Power Supply Unit |
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PW |
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Password |
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PDA |
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Personal Digital Assistant. A small handheld computer |
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