Specifications

Glossary
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password
A combination of letters and/or numbers that only you know; it is analogous to a key
and prevents unauthorized accesstoyour system.It isan optional elementof your login
account.If you specifyapasswordforyouraccount,youmusttype itafteryoutypeyour
login name before the system lets you access files and directories.
pathname
The list of directories that leads you from the root (/) directory to a specific file or
directory in the filesystem.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect—a bus specification. The PCI bus is a
high-performance local bus used to connect peripherals to memory and a
microprocessor. A wide range of vendors make devices that plug into the PCI bus.
PCI I/O blank panel
A metal panel that fits on a slot in the I/O door. It must be in place if a PCI board is not
installed in the corresponding slot in the PCI module.
peripheral
A hardware device that adds more functionality to the basic workstation, such as a tape
drive. See also external device and internal drive.
port
An outlet to which you attach cable connectors.
power cable
The cable that connects the workstation to a grounded electrical outlet.
power off
To turn off the power switches on the workstation chassis and the monitor.
power-on diagnostics
Aseries of teststhatautomaticallychecksthehardwarecomponentsofyoursystemeach
time you turn it on.