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AGP |
Accerated Graphics Port - Provides the video controller card with a dedicated path to the CPU. Found on all newer computers. | |
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ANSI |
Americam National Standards Institute - one of several organizations that develops standards for the information technology indusstry. | |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - specifies a seven-bit pattern used for communications between computers and peripherals. | |
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AT |
Advanced Technology - IBM's name for it's 80286 PC, which it introduced in 1984. | |
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ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment - the ANSI standard for IDE drives. | |
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ATAPI |
ATA Packet Interface - The ANSI standard for EIDE drives. | |
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ATX |
Advanced Technology Extensions - A system board form factor that incorporates an accerlerated graphics port. It is designed for the Pentium II and mounted vertically. | |
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BIOS |
Basic Input Output System - A set of detailed instructions for PC statrtup that usually are stored in ROM on the system board. | |
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CD |
Compact Disc - A plastic disk measuring 4.75 inches in diameter that is capable of storing a large amount of digital information. | |
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CGA |
Color Graphics Adapter - An IBM video standard that provides low resolution text and graphics. | |
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CMOS |
Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - | |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit - The main chip where instructions are executed. | |
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DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange - | |
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DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module - | |
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DIP |
Dual Inline Package - | |
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DMA |
Direct Memory Access - | |
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DOS |
Disk Operating System - | |
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DoS |
Denial of Service - | |
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DRAM |
Dynamic RAM - | |
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DVD |
Digital Video Disc - | |
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ECC |
Error Correction Code - | |
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EDO (RAM)
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Extended Data Output (RAM) - | |
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EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Adapter - | |
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EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics - | |
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EISA |
Extended Industry Standard Architecture - | |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference - | |
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ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge - | |
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FAT |
File Allocation Table - | |
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GUI |
Graphic User Interface - | |
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HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language - | |
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IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics - | |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - | |
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IRQ |
Interrupt Request - | |
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ISA |
IIndustry Standard Architecture - | |
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LED |
Light-emitting Diode - | |
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LPX |
Low Profile Extensions - | |
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MMX |
Multimedia Extensions - | |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card - | |
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NTFS |
New Technology File System - | |
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OS/2 |
Operating System 2, second generation - | |
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PC |
Personal Computer - | |
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PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect - | |
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PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association - | |
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PnP |
Plug 'n' Play - | |
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POST |
Power on self-test - | |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory - | |
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ROM |
Read-only Memory - | |
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SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface - | |
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SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module - | |
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SRAM |
Static RAM - | |
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UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter - | |
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UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply - | |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus - | |
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VFAT |
Virtual File Allocation Table - | |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array - | |
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VRAM |
Video RAM - | |
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VxD |
Virtual Device Driver - | |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get - | |
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ZIF |
Zero-insertion Force - |
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