LED - light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source.

PDA - personal digital assistant, also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. OS - operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. RAID - (redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant array of inexpensive disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly) on multiple hard disks. LCD - liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals (LCs). LCs do not emit light directly. DDR double data rate ROM - Read-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. RDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory, is a type of RAM made by Rambus (big surprise) and is the fastest type of computer memory available. SO DIMM small outline dual in-line memory module, is a type of computer memory built using integrated circuits. SO-DIMMs (also written SODIMMs) are a smaller alternative to a DIMM, being roughly half the size of regular DIMMs. SO-DIMMs are often used in systems which have space restrictions such as notebooks, small footprint PCs (such as those with a Mini-ITX motherboard), high-end upgradable office printers, and networking hardware like routers. USB - Universal Serial Bus is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and communications protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices. D.C. - direct current, the flow of electric charge is only in one direction. or Data Cartridge or Data Communication ~? or GHz Gigahertz is unit of frequency CRIMM - Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-only memory is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. RGB - Red, Green, Blue is a device-dependent color model: different devices detect or reproduce a given RGB value differently, since the color elements (such as phosphors or dyes) and their response to the individual R, G, and B levels vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, or even in the same device over time. Thus an RGB value does not define the same color across devices without some kind of color management. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface is an electronic musical instrument industry specification that enables a wide variety of digital musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate seamlessly with one another. I/O - input/output, refers to the communication between an information processing system (such as a computer), and the outside world, possibly a human, or another information processing system. SDRAM - Synchronous dynamic random access memory is dynamic random access memory that is synchronized with the system bus. CD-R - Compact Disc-Recordable is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical medium, although the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session. RPM Revolutions Per Minute is a measure of the frequency of a rotation. It annotates the number of full rotations completed in one minute around a fixed axis. It is used as a measure of rotational speed of a mechanical component. DIMM - dual in-line memory module, comprises a series of dynamic random-access memory integrated circuits. ATX - Advanced Technology eXtended is a motherboard form factor specification developed by Intel in 1995 to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT form factor. Hz - hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon.

AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. CRT - cathode ray tube is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun (a source of electrons) and a fluorescent screen used to view images. PGA - Programmable gate array, a semiconductor device containing programmable logic components and programmable interconnects. RJ45 Registered Jack 45 is a standard type of connector for network cables. RJ45 connectors are most commonly seen with Ethernet cables and networks. GB - gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. DTS A dispatcher training simulator, also known as an operator training simulator, is a computer-based training system for operators (known as dispatchers) of electrical power grids.It performs this role by simulating the behaviour of the electrical network forming the power system under various operating conditions, and its response to actions by the dispatchers. or Data Transformation Services is a set of objects and utilities to allow the automation of extract, transform and load operations to or from a database. The objects are DTS packages and their components, and the utilities are called DTS tools. DTS was included with earlier versions of Microsoft SQL Server, and was almost always used with SQL Server databases, although it could be used independently with other databases. PS/2 The Personal System/2 was IBM's third generation of personal computers released in 1987. LAN - local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building using network media. CD - Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. PIXEL picture element is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled. IBM - International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. CYMK The Cyan Magenta Yellow Key or BlacKcolor model (process color, four color) is a subtractive color model, used in color printing, and is also used to describe the printing process itself. Though it varies by print house, press operator, press manufacturer and press run, ink is typically applied in the order of the abbreviation. LPT - Line Print Terminal or Local Print Terminal is the original, and still common, name of the parallel port interface on IBM PCcompatible computers. AMD - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets. A/C In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. or an attribute certificate (AC) is a digital document containing attributes associated to the holder by the issuer. When the associated attributes are mainly used for authorization purpose, AC is called authorization certificate. AC is standardized in X.509. RFC 3281 further specifies the usage of AC for authorization purpose in the Internet. SRAM - static random access memory. SRAM is a type of memory that is faster and more reliable than the more common DRAM. ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is a disk drive implementation that integrates the controller on the disk drive itself. PPM-pages per minute DVD - Digital Versatile/Video Disc SIMM - single in-line memory module, is a type of memory module containing random access memory used in computersfrom the early 1980s to the late 1990s. CPS Characters Per Second the number of charachters a printer can printer in a second

HDD - hard disk drive (HDD; also hard drive, hard disk, or disk drive) is a device for storing and retrieving digital information, primarily computer data. NTFS - New Technology File System is the standard file system of Windows NT, including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and all their successors to date. LPM Lines Per Minute The number of lines a printer can print or a scanner can scan in a minute RMS root mean square also known as the quadratic mean, is a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity. It is especially useful when variates are positive and negative, e.g., sinusoids. or Record Management Services A file management system used in VAXs. SPDIF Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (more commonly known as Sony Philips Digital Interface), Sony and Philips being the primary designers of S/PDIF. It is a data link layer protocol and a set of physical layer specifications for carrying digital audio signals between devices andcomponents over either optical or electrical cable CD-RW - Compact Disc-ReWritable is a rewritable optical disc. CPU - central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. RAM - Random access memory is a form of computer data storage. GUI - graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and office equipment. MB megabyte DEM - digital elevation model is a digital model or 3-D representation of a terrain's surface commonly for a planet (including Earth), moon, or asteroid created from terrain elevation data. PMPO (Peak Music POwer) A rating of the peak power capacity of amplifiers and speakers. PMPO is not a standardized rating and therefore can be misleading when used to compare equipment. DRAM - Dynamic random-access memory is a type of random-access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. ESD - Electrostatic discharge is a serious issue in solid state electronics, such as integrated circuits. PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect PC - personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator. RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module a packaging for RDRAM VGA - Video Graphics Array refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread adoption has also come to mean either an analog computer display standard, the 15-pin Dsubminiature VGA connector or the 640480resolution itself. PnP Plug and Play The ability to add a new component to a system and have it work automatically without technical configuration. MHz Megahertz dbA - database administrator a person responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, administration, monitoring and maintenance of physical. CGA - Color Graphics Adapter introduced in 1981, was IBM's first color graphics card, and the first color computer display standard for the IBM PC. FAT - File Allocation Table is the name of a computer file system architecture and a family of industry standard file systems utilizing it. HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact audio/video interface for transferring encrypted uncompressed digital audio/video data from a HDMI-compliant device ("the source" or "input") to a compatible digital audio device, computer monitor, video projector, and digital television.

SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. WiFi -Wireless Fidelity synonymous to Wireless Local Area Network