PCI Express
PCI Express, a new generation of PCI, is an I/O interconnect bus standard that expands on and doubles the data transfer rates of original PCI. PCI Express is a two-way, serial connection that carries...
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AGP Pro is an extension to the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification to provide additional electrical power to the graphics add-in cards in the advanced graphic workstation. The AGP Pro...
View ArticleActive Matrix Display
Active matrix display is a type of flat-panel display technology based on a technology known as TFT (thin film transistor). It is brighter and may have better resolution than an older passive matrix...
View ArticleAMD64
AMD64, also known as AMD x86-64 or x64, is a 64 bit processor architecture invented by AMD. It is a superset of the x86 architecture, which it natively supports. The AMD64 Instruction set is currently...
View ArticleMAC address
MAC address, short for Media Access Control address, is a unique hardware address assigned to each network device. In the case of Ethernet, the hardware address is a 48-bit value. To guarantee global...
View ArticleLCD
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), used in digital watches and many portable computers, utilizes two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An electric current passed...
View ArticleMass Storage
Mass storage refers to various techniques and devices for storing large amounts of data. Mass storage devices include all types of disk drives and tape drives. Mass storage is distinct from memory,...
View ArticleSATA
Serial ATA, also known as SATA or S-ATA, is a computer bus primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment standard...
View ArticleSODIMM
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM) is a type of computer memory integrated circuit which is an alternative to a DIMM. As a result of being roughly half the size of regular DIMMs, SO-DIMMs are often utilized...
View ArticleSound Card
A sound card, also called a sound board or audio card, is an expansion card for the PC that generates sound and provides audio output to external amplification devices, such as speakers or headphones....
View ArticleVideo Card
Video card is also known as graphics accelerator, video board, video display board, display adapter, video adapter, or graphics adapter. It is a component of a computer to convert a logical...
View ArticleL1 Cache
Level 1 (L1) cache, also known as primary cache, is a memory cache built into the CPU. L1 cache is used by the central processing unit of a computer to reduce the average time to access memory. The...
View ArticleL2 Cache
Level 2 (L2) cache, also known as secondary cache or RAM cache, is the cache memory external to the CPU. L2 cache memory resides on a separate chip from the microprocessor chip. L2 cache contains a...
View ArticleL3 Cache
Level 3 cache is the third-fastest cache memory available to a CPU. It usually consists of SRAM chips located on the motherboard. The “L3″ indicates that the CPU attempts to access this cache after...
View ArticleGPU
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), also called Visual Processing Unit (VPU), is the microprocessor of a graphics card (or graphics accelerator) for a personal computer or game console. Modern GPUs are...
View ArticleFloppy disk
A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a circular piece of thin, flexible (i.e. “floppy”) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic wallet. Floppy disks are...
View ArticleWorkstation
Workstation is a type of stand alone computer for powerful applications such as publishing, software development, etc. Workstations typically have a large, high-resolution graphics screen, large RAM,...
View ArticleWireless Modem
Wireless modems convert radios (HF/VHF/UHF) into digital communications devices to access a private wireless data network or a wireless telephone system, such as the CDPD system. You can use the...
View ArticleRegistered Memory (Buffered)
Registered memory (also called buffered memory) contains registers that hold the data for one clock cycle before it is moved on to the motherboard. Registered memory is slightly slower than...
View ArticleUnbuffered Memory
Unbuffered memory, also known as unregistered memory, is memory where the memory controller module drives the memory directly, instead of using a store-and-forward system like registered memory. The...
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