Glossary
A
access
administrator
Alpha
applet
application
AutoPlay
B
background processing
binary
bit
boot
boot-time
browser
byte
C
cache
cache coherency
cache memory
CD-ROM
central processing unit (CPU)
chip
CHKDSK
client
cluster
COM
component
contiguous
control file
controller
CPU
D
data
database
datum
DCOM
defragmentation
device
digit
directory
directory consolidation
disk drive
Diskeeper
diskette
domain
drive
drive letter
E
event logging
Event Viewer
extended partition
F
FAT
FAT file system
field
file
file allocation table (FAT)
file system
floppy disk
formatting
fragmentation
G
graphical user interface
GUI
H
hard disk
hardware
I
IDE
integrated circuit
Intel
interface
Internet
Internet Explorer
J
job
K
No Glossary entries.
L
log file
logical drive
M
master file table
media
medium
memory
MFT
Microsoft
MMC
MS-DOS
multitasking
N
network
network scheduling engine
NTFS
O
OEM
operating system
OSR 2
P
page file, paging file
partition
Pentium
peripheral device
permission
platform
platter
primary partition
priority
process
processor
program
Q
No Glossary entries.
R
RAID
record
registry
resource
S
SCSI
server
service
Service Pack
Set It and Forget It
Smart Scheduling
SMS
snap-in
software
system
system administrator
system file
T
task
trialware
U
utility
V
volume
volume set
W
Windows
Windows 2000
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT
workgroup
workstation
X
x86
Y
No Glossary entries.
Z
No Glossary entries.