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    AC- Alternating Current, Current which continuously reverses direction, usually in a periodic fashion. AT- Advanced Technology ATA- Advanced Technology Attachment BIOS- Basic Input/Output System, Software that includes the initialization programs stored on ROM (read-only memory) chips. Used during the startup routine to check out the system and prepare to run the hardware.

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    AC- Alternating Current, Current which continuously reverses direction, usually in a periodic fashion. AT- Advanced Technology ATA- Advanced Technology Attachment BIOS- Basic Input/Output System, Software that includes the initialization programs stored on ROM (read-only memory) chips. Used during the startup routine to check out the system and prepare to run the hardware.

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    AC- Alternating Current, Current which continuously reverses direction, usually in a periodic fashion. AT- Advanced Technology ATA- Advanced Technology Attachment BIOS- Basic Input/Output System, Software that includes the initialization programs stored on ROM (read-only memory) chips. Used during the startup routine to check out the system and prepare to run the hardware.

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    AC
    AlternatingCurrent,Currentwhichcontinuouslyreversesdirection,usuallyina
    periodicfashion.
    AT
    AdvancedTechnology
    ATA
    AdvancedTechnologyAttachment
    BIOS
    BasicInput/OutputSystem,Softwarethatincludestheinitializationprograms
    storedon
    ROM
    (readonlymemory)chips.Usedduringthestartuproutinetocheckout
    thesystemandpreparetorunthehardware.
    CD
    CompactDisc
    CDROM
    CompactDiscReadOnlyMemory,Adiscsimilartoanaudiocompactdisc
    containingcomputerdata.
    CDR
    CompactDiscRecordable
    CDRW
    CompactDiscRewritable
    CPU
    CentralProcessingUnit,Adiscsimilartoanaudiocompactdisccontaining
    computerdata.
    CMOS
    Complementarymetaloxidesemiconductor,adiscsimilartoanaudiocompact
    disccontainingcomputerdata.
    DC
    DirectCurrent,Electricalcurrentthatonlyflowsinonedirection.
    DDRSDRAM
    DoubleDataRateSynchronousDynamicRandomAccessMemory
    DIMM
    DualInlineMemoryModule
    DMA
    DirectMemoryAccess,
    DRAM
    DynamicRandomAccessMemory,

    DSL
    DigitalSubscriberLine
    EIDE
    EnhancedIntegratedDeviceElectronics,Adiscsimilartoanaudiocompactdisc
    containingcomputerdata.
    FloppyDiskDrive
    Adiscsimilartoanaudiocompactdisccontainingcomputerdata.
    GB
    Gigabyte
    IDE
    IntegratedDeviceElectronics,Adiscsimilartoanaudiocompactdisccontaining
    computerdata.
    I/O
    Input/Output
    ISDN
    IntegratedServicesDigitalNetworks,Atelecommunicationstandardthatallowsa
    channeltocarryvoiceanddataindigitalformoverasingleline.
    ISP
    InternetServiceProvider,Ahostcomputerthatuserscandialintooveramodemto
    connecttotheInternet.
    20
    MB
    Megabyte,Anamountofcomputermemoryequalto2
    .1,048,576bytes=1024

    kilobytes.Onemegabytecanstoremorethanonemillioncharacters.
    Motherboard
    AlsoknownasaPWBorprintedwiringboard,itisthelargecircuitboard
    foundinsidethecomputer.Forallpracticalpurposes,itisthecomputer.Itcontainsthe
    followingitems:chipset,databus,addressbus,expansionslots,clock,battery,and
    memory.
    Modem
    Convertscomputerdatatoinformationthatcanbetransmittedviawires
    (telephone,ISDN,fiberoptics)andwirelesscommunication.Allowscommunication
    betweencomputersoverlongandshortdistances.
    PC
    PersonalComputer

    PIO
    ProgrammedInput/Output
    PowerSupply
    Takesalternatingcurrent(AC)powerfromalocalsource(awalloutlet)
    andconvertsittodirectcurrent(DC)foronboardelectronicsuse.
    RAM
    RandomAccessMemory,Themainmemorywhereacomputertemporarilystores
    data.
    RIMM
    RambusInlineMemoryModule
    ROM
    ReadOnlyMemory,Computermemorythatcontainsinstructionsthatdonot
    needtobechanged,suchasoperatingsystemstartupinstructions.Thecomputercan
    accessdatafromROMbutcannotputnewdataintoit.
    SCSI
    SmallComputerSystemInterface,Astandardwayofinterfacingacomputerto
    diskdrivesandotherdevicesthatrequirehighspeeddatatransfer.Upto16SCSI
    devices,includingthehostadapter,canbeconnectedinadaisychainfashion.These
    devicescanbeharddiskdrives,CDROMs,scanners,orprinters.SCSIistheonly
    commoncomputerinterfacethatallowsaddingbothinternalandexternaldevicesonthe
    samechain.(Pronounced"scuzzy.")
    SDRAM
    SynchronousDynamicRandomAccessMemory
    SIMM
    SingleInlineMemoryModule
    SFF
    SmallFormsFactor
    USB
    Anewexternalexpansionbusthatispopularforusewithlowspeedmassstorage
    devicessuchasZipdrives,modems,andprinters.

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