Les, I think in a training class one could define the terms but it would be
convenient if they matched with the official test terms. Trouble is, AFAIK,
we have absolutely no official list of terms.
Do we want to make one up quick? This is, I think, what Microsoft does when
they create a licensure test. I would imagine that most terms are clear
("nic, network interface card, ethernet card, LAN adapter") but we could
still pick a preferred term IF we act now, before the items are written.
This list of preferred terms comes in particularly handy when translating a
test... I know that's not a current emphasis but hopefully translations
will come later and it would be nice if we didn't erect obstacles now.
-Alan
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From: Les Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Consensus Point VIII: jargon
>But the other area of difficulty I perceive is with existing documentation
>such as HOW-TO's, which often use technical terminology in an inconsistent
>or confusing way. Take, for example, disk partitioning, prior to
>installation. What's a volume? A drive? A partition? How is a partition
>different from a primary partition? Is a DOS D: drive, for example, a
>partition? An extended partition? Then what's a logical drive?
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