Operating instructions

power conditioning The process of ensuring and adjusting incoming AC wall
power to as close to standard as possible. Most UPS devices provide power con
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ditioning.
power supply A device that provides the electrical power for a PC. A power
supply converts standard AC power into various voltages of DC electricity in
a PC.
power supply fan A small fan located in a system power supply that draws
warm air from inside the power supply and exhausts it to the outside.
Power User(s) The second most powerful account and group type in
Windows after Administrator/Administrators.
ppm (pages per minute) A measure of the speed of a printer.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) A protocol that enables a computer to connect
to the Internet through a dial-in connection and enjoy most of the benefits of a
direct connection. PPP is considered to be superior to SLIP because of its error
detection and data compression features,which SLIP lacks,and the ability to use
dynamic IP addresses.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) Protocol that works with PPP to
provide a secure data link between computers using encryption.
primary corona A wire, located near the photosensitive drum in a laser printer,
that is charged with extremely high voltage in order to form an electric field, en
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abling voltage to pass to the photosensitive drum, thus charging the photosensi
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tive particles on the surface of the drum.
primary partition The partition on a Windows hard drive designated to store
the operating system.
print resolution The quality of a print image.
printer An output device that can print text or illustrations on paper. Microsoft
uses the term to refer to the software that controls the physical print device.
program, programming A series of binary electronic commands sent to a
CPU to get work done.
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