Operating System Glossary
A list of operating system related terminology. Add a glossary word if it is not already there.
| BDA |
BIOS Data Area |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| CHS |
Cylinder Head Sector |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| FDC |
Floppy Drive Controller |
| GDT |
Global Descriptor Table |
| GDT |
Global Descriptor Table |
| HDC |
Hard Disk Controller |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drives |
| IDT |
Interrupt Descriptor Table |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing
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| LDT |
Local Descriptor Table |
| MBR |
Master Boot Record |
| MBR |
master boot record |
| NTFS |
New Table File System |
| PC |
Program Counter |
| PCB |
Process Control Block |
| PDBR |
Page Directory Base Register |
| PIC |
Programmable Interrupt Controller (IC 8259A) |
| PIT |
Programmable Interrupt Timer (IC 8254) |
| SC |
Stack Counter |