Users Guide

Glossary 187
ppm
Abbreviation for pages per minute.
PPP
Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol.
PQFP
Abbreviation for plastic quad flat pack, a type of microprocessor socket in which
the microprocessor chip is permanently mounted.
program diskette set
The set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an
operating system or application program. When you reconfigure a program, you
often need its program diskette set.
protected mode
An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors, protected
mode allows operating systems to implement:
• A memory address space of 16 MB (80286 microprocessor) to 4 GB (Intel386 or
higher microprocessor)
• Multitasking
• Virtual memory, a method for increasing addressable memory by using the hard
drive
The Windows NT, OS/2
®
, and UNIX
®
32-bit operating systems run in protected
mode. MS-DOS cannot run in protected mode; however, some programs that you
can start from MS-DOS, such as the Windows operating system, are able to put
the system into protected mode.
provider
A provider is an extension of a CIM schema that communicates with managed
objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of sources.
Providers forward this information to the CIM Object Manager for integration
and interpretation.
PS
Abbreviation for power supply.
PS/2
Abbreviation for Personal System/2.
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