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1. A processor on a graphics adapter used to render graphics images for the display - saving the CPU for other functions.






2. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.






3. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.






4. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.






5. A pointing device built into some laptop keyboards. It appears to be a very tiny joystick-type button that barely protrudes above the level of the keys.






6. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.






7. Aka display.






8. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.






9. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.






10. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






11. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






12. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.






13. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).






14. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the image is removed from the photosensitive drum so it can accept the next image.






15. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).






16. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






17. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.






18. A KVM switch that uses software and special keyboard commands to switch among controlled computers. Also called anactive KVM switch.






19. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






20. A disc designed to store all types of data usable by a computer. This term also refers to the drives that read and write to these discs. There are various types of DVD drives and media.






21. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






22. Memory chips that use a special Rambus channel that has a data transfer rate of 800 MHz. A double channel width results in a 1.6 GHz data transfer. RDRAM sticks use special RIMM slots.






23. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.






24. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an






25. A pixel that is permanently turned on - causing the pixel to show constantly as red - green - or blue. Also called a stuck pixel.






26. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.






27. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.






28. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.






29. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






30. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






31. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






32. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.






33. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.






34. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.






35. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.






36. AMD manufactures CPUs and other products - and its chief rival is Intel Corporation.






37. A 3/32-inch audio connector.






38. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.






39. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).






40. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.






41. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.






42. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.






43. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.






44. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






45. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






46. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.






47. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).






48. In the laser printer - the heated rollers that fuse the toner to the paper.






49. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.






50. A video mode with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024







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