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1. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






2. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.






3. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.






4. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






5. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.






6. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.






7. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.






8. The EXPLORER.EXE program. This program supports the entire Windows GUI. If EXPLORER.EXE is called up from inside the GUI - it opens a window for browsing your local disks and files.






9. Aka digital linear tape.






10. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).






11. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.






12. Aka accelerated graphics port.






13. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.






14. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).






15. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.






16. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.






17. An adapter card used to run a special diagnostic test on a computer as it is powering up. These tests usually go beyond those performed by the system BIOS-based POST.






18. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.






19. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.






20. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.






21. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice that restores a group of registry keys containing system settings such as services and drivers. These are the last settings that worked - and you have only a narrow window of opportunity to use Last Known Good






22. Aka optical character recognition.






23. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.






24. Aka super video graphics array.






25. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.






26. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.






27. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.






28. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."






29. Aka front side bus.






30. A CPU containing four CPU cores.






31. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.






32. Slang for motherboard.






33. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.






34. Aka network interface card.






35. Aka Post Office Protocol.






36. The top-level folder or directory in the file structure. This appears the same - regardless of the underlying file system.






37. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






38. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.






39. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."






40. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.






41. Aka local area network.






42. Aka hard disk drive.






43. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.






44. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.






45. Aka Media Access Control (MAC) address.






46. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.






47. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






48. Aka uniqueness database file.






49. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre






50. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.