CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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The first page printed on a shared printer to identify the work. A..K.A. job separator page.

A machine-readable label that identifies an object, such as physical media.

Mathematical counting utilizing zero and one.

The first file record in the master file table (MFT) for a file that has multiple file records. The base file record is the record to which the file’s file reference corresponds.

A range of measurements derived from performance monitoring that represents acceptable performance under typical operating conditions.

Digital signals sent without modulation. In other words, binary values are sent as pulses of voltage levels. If multiplexing is used, signals are separated by time.

A physical disk that contains primary partitions or extended partitions with logical drives used by Windows 2000 and all versions of Windows NT. Basic disks can also contain volume, striped, mirror, or RAID-5 sets that were created using Windows NT 4.0 or earlier. As long as a compatible file format is used, MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, and all versions of Windows NT can access basic disks.

The set of essential software routines that tests hardware at startup, assists with starting the operating system, and supports the transfer of data among hardware devices. The BIOS is stored in read-only memory (ROM) so that it can be executed when the computer is turned on. Although critical to performance, the BIOS is usually invisible to computer users.

A volume on a basic disk. Basic volumes include primary partitions, logical drives within extended partitions, as well as volume, striped, mirror, or RAID-5 sets that were created using Windows NT 4.0 or earlier. Only basic disks can contain basic volumes. Basic and dynamic volumes cannot exist on the same disk.

An ASCII (unformatted text) file containing one or more Windows NT or Windows 2000 commands. A batch program’s filename has a .BAT extension. When you type the filename at the command prompt, the commands are processed sequentially. “Script” is often used interchangeably with “batch program” in the Windows NT and Windows 2000 environment.

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