SNMP Reference Guide

Glossary 753
OID
Abbreviation for object identifier. An implementation-specific integer or pointer
that uniquely identifies an object.
online access service
A service that typically provides access to the Internet, E-mail, bulletin boards,
chat rooms, and file libraries.
OTP
Abbreviation for one-time programmable.
parallel port
An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer.
You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25-hole connector.
parameter
A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called
a
switch or an argument .
partition
You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with
the
fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives.
After partitioning the hard drive, you must format each logical drive with the
format command.
PC 98
The third PC 9x specification, which defines five categories (Consumer, Office,
Mobile, Entertainment and Workstation). It eliminates the ISA bus and pushes
the minimum requirements to a 200MHz CPU with 32MB of RAM and 256K of
L2 cache. PC 98 machines must support OnNow, and the BIOS must support
booting from a CD and be Y2K compliant. Systems cannot ship with ISA cards
installed, but may have an ISA bus for legacy devices.
PC card
A credit-card sized, removable module for portable computers standardized by
PCMCIA. PC Cards are also known as "PCMCIA cards." PC Cards are 16-bit
devices that are used to attach modems, network adapters, sound cards, radio
transceivers, solid state disks and hard disks to a portable computer. The PC Card
is a "plug and play" device, which is configured automatically by the Card
Services software.