| ActiveX | A set of programming tools from Microsoft. |
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A way of transmitting digital data at high speeds over copper phone lines. |
| AGP | Accelerated Graphics Port. A bus specification for graphics cards. |
| AWE | Advance Wave Effects. |
| BEDO | Burst Extended Data Output. A type of dynamic memory. |
| Benchmark | A reference number by which something can be measured. |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System. The program used to get information about a system's settings when turned on. |
| Bus | A transmission path for information. |
| Cache | A place used to store and retrieve temporary information at high speeds. |
| CAS | Column Address Strobe. |
| CDROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory. |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit. The chip that drives the computer. |
| DIMM | Dual In line Memory Module. A 64bit circuit board containing one or several RAM chips. |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk. |
| EDO | Extended Data Output. A type of dynamic memory. |
| EIDE | Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. See IDE for more details. |
| FPU | Floating Point Unit. The numeric coprocessor. |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol. The way files are sent and received from a server. |
| Hardisk | A device that stores and retrieves large amounts of data. |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language. A set of codes inserted in a file used for display on a Web browser. |
| IDE | Integrated Drive Electronics. A standard electronic interface between the computer and the mass storage devices. |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider. Provides access to the Internet. |
| Java | A programming language more powerful than HTML for the Internet. |
| JPEG | Joint Picture Experts Group. A graphic image created by choosing from a range of compression qualities. |
| MPEG | Motion Picture Experts Group. |
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect. An interface between the computer and the expansion slots. |
| PnP | Plug And Play. |
| Processor | Same meaning as CPU. The chip that drives the computer. |
| RAM | Random Access Memory. |
| RAS | Row Address Strobe. |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer. |
| ROM | Read Only Memory. |
| SDRAM | Synchronous Dynamic Ramdom Access Memory. |
| SIMM | Single In line Memory Module. A 32bit circuit board containing one or several RAM chips. |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for email transmission. |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. |
| UART | A chip that controls a computer's interface to its serial devices. |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus. An interface between a computer and add-on devices. |
| VESA | Video Electronics Standard Association. |
| VLB | Video Electronics Standard Association Local Bus. An interface between the computer and the expansion slots. |
| Winbench | A programme used to benchmark computers based on real world applications. |
| WORM | Write Once Read Many. |
| ZIP | A compression method that will store data using less space. |
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