Computer - Vocabulary

Computer - Vocabulary

1. ACPI – Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
   
2. AGP – Accelerated Graphic Port
   
3. APM – Advanced Power Management
   
4. ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit
   
5. BIOS – Basic Input / Output System
   
6. CD – Compact Disk
   
7. CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
   
8. CPU – Central Processing Unit
   
9. CRT – Cathode Ray Tube
   
10. DDR2 – Double Data Rate2
    
11. DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
    
12. DMA – Direct Memory Access
    
13. DOS – Disk Operating System
    
14. DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
    
15. DVD – Digital Video Disk
    
16. ECP – Extended Capabilities Port
    
17. FSB – Front Side Bus
    
18. FTP – File Transfer Protocol
    
19. GbE – Gigabit Ethernet
    
20. HD – Hard Disk
    
21. IDE – Integrated Drive Electronic
    
22. IRQ – Interrupt Re Quest
    
23. ISP – Internet Service Provider
    
24. LAN – Local Area Network
    
25. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
    
26. LED – Light Emitting Diode
    
27. LGA – Land Grid Array
    
28. Mac OS – Macintosh Operating System
    
29. MB – Mother Board
    
30. MPEG – Motion Pictures Experts Group
    
31. PAE – Physical Address Extension
    
32. PCI – Protocol Control Information
    
33. PDF – Portable Document Format
    
34. POST – Power On Self Test
    
35. PSU – Power Supply Unit
    
36. ROM – Read Only Memory
    
37. RTC – Real Time Clock
    
38. S/PDIF – Serial/Parallel Data Interchange Format
    
39. SATA – Serial ATA
    
40. SCSI – Small Computer Systems Interface
    
41. SS/DS – Single –Sided / Double – Sided
    
42. USB – Universal Serial Bus
    
43. VGA – Video Graphics Array
    
44. WAN – Wide Area Network
    
45. Windows XP – Windows eXPerience