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| Packet | Paket | Unit of
data sent across a network |
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| Packet Switching | Paket Änderung | A method
of transmission of data between computers in a network |
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| PAL | PAL | Abbreviation
for Phase Alternation by Line. A British and Chinese video standard. |
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| Parallax | Parallaxe | In virtual
reality, the distance between the viewers left and right eye in the
virtual world |
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| Parallel Device | Parallele Gerät | A device
that communicates binary data by sending the bits that represent each
character simultaneously along a set of separate data lines |
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| Parallel Processing | Parallele Verarbeitung | Involves
breaking down computations into small parts and performing thousands of
them simultaneously. |
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| Parameter | Parameter | Variable
factor or characteristic. |
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| Parity Bit | Paritätsbit | A 0 or 1
added to a binary representation for the purpose of validation |
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| PASCAL | PASCAL | A high
level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth in the 1960's. |
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| Password | Kennwort | A secret
combination of characters used for security |
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| PCL | PCL | Page
Description Language developed by Hewlett Packard for use on Laser jet
laser printers |
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| PCX | PCX | Bitmapped
graphics file format |
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| Peripheral Device | Peripheriegerat | Any item
connected to a computer's central processing unit |
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| Personal Computer | Personal Computer | Another
name for microcomputer, also a term used to describe an IBM compatible
computer |
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| PING | PING | Packet
Internet Groper, short message sent by a computer over a network to check
whether another is correctly connected to it |
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| Pixel | Bildpunkt | A single
dot on a computer screen. The number of pixels available determines the
screens resolution |
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| Plotter | Plotter | Device
that draws pictures, particularly used for charts, architectural drawings
etc. |
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| Plug and Play | Einstecken und Spielen | Item of
hardware or software that configures itself and the users system
automatically when first installed |
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| PoP | PoP | Point of
presence, place where users can access a network via a telephone
connection |
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| Port | Schnittstelle | A socket
that enables a computer processor to communicate with an external device |
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| Druck | To
transfer data to a printer, screen or other file |
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| Printed Circuit Board | Gedruckte Schaltplatte | Electrical
insulated circuit board on which conductor tracks are laid on both sides.
Invented in 1936 by Paul Eisler |
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| Printer | Drucker | An output
device used to produce printed copies of text or graphics |
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| Program | Programm | A set of
instructions written in a programming language that control the operation
of a computer |
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| PROM | PROM | Programmable
Read Only Memory is a memory device in the form of a integrated circuit
that can be programmed after manufacture to hold information permanently |
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| Proportional Font | Verhältnismäßige Schriftart | A font in
which the letters take up different amount of space depending on their
shape |
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| Protocol | Protokoll | An agreed
set of standards for the transfer of data between different devices |
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| Pull-down Menu | Herunterziehbares Menü | A list of
options provided in a GUI system |
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