Operating instructions

agreement outlines the terms of use for software and also lists any actions on the
part of the user that violate the agreement.
Event Viewer A utility made available as an MMC snap-in that allows a user
to monitor various system events, including network bandwidth usage and
CPU utilization.
EXPAND A CAB file utility program included with Windows 2000. Usage of
EXPAND is similar to usage of EXTRACT. See also EXTRACT.
expansion bus crystal The crystal that controls the speed of the expansion bus.
expansion bus Set of wires going to the CPU, governed by the expansion bus
crystal, directly connected to expansion slots of varying types (PCI, AGP, PCIe,
etc.). Depending on the type of slots, the expansion bus runs at a percentage of
the main system speed (8.33–133 MHz).
expansion slots Connectors on a motherboard that enable a user to add op-
tional components to a system. See also AGP (accelerated graphics port) and
PCI (peripheral components interconnect).
ExpressCard A serial PC Card designed to replace CardBus PC Cards.
ExpressCards connect to either a Hi-Speed USB (480 Mbps) or PCI Express (2.5
Gbps) bus.
extended partition A type of hard disk partition. Extended partitions are not
bootable and you may only have one extended partition per disk. The purpose
of an extended partition is to divide a large disk into smaller partitions, each
with a separate drive letter.
extension The three or four letters that follow a filename; an extension iden
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tifies the type of file. Common file extensions are .ZIP, .EXE, and .DOC.
EXTRACT A program native to Windows 9x/Me that can be used to extract
data from compressed CAB files. See also EXPAND.
Fast Ethernet Any of several flavors of Ethernet that operate at 100 mega
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bits/second.
FAT (file allocation table) A hidden table of every cluster on a hard disk. The
FAT records how files are stored in distinct clusters. The address of the first clus
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ter of the file is stored in the directory file. In the FAT entry for the first cluster is
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