I created a glossary of Computer Terms and there definitions incase you do not uderstand some of the abreviations I have used throughtout this website. Knowing Computer Terms and what they mean can help you when you need to comunicate with somebody that is using computer terminology. Think of this as your computer dictionary while you are browsing this website.
MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
PCI-E |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
PPU |
Physics Processing Unit |
SLI |
Scalable Link Interface |
DVI |
Digital Video Interface |
VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
VIVO |
Video In, Video Out |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module |
SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module |
DDR |
Double Data Rate |
DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
RDRAM |
Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory |
SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
PSU |
Power Supply Unit |
AC |
Alternating current |
DC |
Direct Current |
MOBO |
Motherboard |
POST |
Power-on self-test |
BIOS |
Basic input/output system |
FSB |
Front Side Bus |
HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
RAID |
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks |
E-Sata |
External-Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
PC |
Personal Computer |
MHz |
Megahertz |
OS |
Operating System |
LCD |
liquid crystal display |
CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |