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Parity

Data signals sent during communications to detect errors in

transmitting or receiving data.

Partition

To divide a hard disk drive into separate sections for use by

different operating systems.

Pathname

The list of directories and subdirectories you need to travel

through to locate a file. For example, the pathname for the file

sales which is located in the subdirectory business of the root

directory ( \ ) is \ business \ sales.

Peripheral

A device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to a com-

puter that depends on the computer for its operation.

Port

A physical input/output socket on a computer where you can

connect a peripheral.

Program

A disk file that contains coded instructions and tells a computer

what to do and how to do it.

Prompt

A message displayed on the computer screen that tells you what

action you need to perform next.

RAM

Random Access Memory. The portion of the computer’s

memory used to run programs and store data while you work.

All data stored in RAM is erased when you turn off the com-

puter; so you must store any data you want to save on a diskette

or hard disk.

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