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ATA - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RW is an abbreviation for `compact disc

ATTACHMENT is a standard physical rewritable.
interface for connecting storage devices 8. DDR - DDR SDRAM is a stack of
within a computer. ATA allows hard disks acronyms. Double Data Rate (DDR)
and CD-ROMs to be internally connected to Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
the motherboard and perform basic Memory (SDRAM) is a common type of
input/output functions. memory used as RAM for most every
2. AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port modern processor.
(AGP) is a parallel expansion card standard, 9. DDR2 - Stands for "Double Data Rate 2."
designed for attaching a video card to a DDR2 RAM is an improved version of DDR
computer system to assist in the memory that is faster and more efficient.
acceleration of 3D computer graphics. It Like standard DDR memory, DDR2 memory
was originally designed as a successor to can send data on both the rising and falling
PCI-type connections for video cards. edges of the processor's clock cycles. This
3. BIOS - BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM) is nearly doubles the amount of work the
the program a computer's microprocessor RAM can do in a given amount
uses to start the computer system after it is ofmotherboad.
powered on. It also manages data flow 10. DDR3 - Double Data Rate 3 It is a crucial
between the computer's operating system type of third-gen SDRAM (Synchronous
(OS) and attached devices, such as the hard Dynamic Random Access Memory), mainly
disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and used as a type of system memory. The
printer. DDR3 can easily transfer data and info from
4. CD - CHANGE DIRECTORY is a command one location to the other at a very high
commonly used to change the directory in speed.
a command line operating system. 11. DIMM - (dual in-line memory module) is a
5. CD-ROM - COMPACT DISK READ ONLY type of computer memory that is natively
MEMORY is an asynchronous too. It is an 64 bits, enabling fast data transfer. DIMM is
optical disc that is physically the same as an a module that contains one or several
audio CD but contains data that can only be random access memory (RAM) chips on a
read from a CD-ROM drive in a computer. A small circuit board with pins that connect it
CD-ROM allows for a large amount of to the computer motherboard.
storage on an inexpensive, portable 12. DRAM - Dynamic random access memory
medium. (DRAM) is a type of semiconductor memory
6. CD-R- COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE is a CD that is typically used for the data or
which is capable of recording sound and program code needed by a computer
images, for example from another CD or processor to function. DRAM is a common
from the internet. CD-R is an abbreviation type of random access memory (RAM) that
for `compact disc recordable. is used in personal computers (PCs),
7. CD-RW - A CD-RW is a CD which is capable workstations and servers.
of recording sound and images, for example 13. DV - domestic violence: a situation in which
from another CD or from the internet. CD- someone is attacked and hurt by a person
 who lives with them: She highlights how device to a PC, you sometimes need to set
victims of DV have been failed by the legal its IRQ number by setting a DIP switch.
system. DV prevention programs. 22. ISA - stands for Information Security
14. FSB - stands for Front Side Bus. It is an old Administration A security administrator
subsystem transfer. installs, administers, and troubleshoots an
15. GPU - Graphics processing unit, a specialized organization's security solutions. The
processor originally designed to accelerate security administrator will ensure the
graphics rendering. GPUs can process many network's security, protect against
pieces of data simultaneously, making them unauthorized access, modification, or
useful for machine learning, video editing, destruction, and troubleshoot any access
and gaming applications. problems.
16. HTMI 23. LUN logical unit number (LUN) A logical unit
17. HDTV - (high definition television) is a number (LUN) is a unique identifier for
television display technology that provides designating an individual or collection of
picture quality similar to 35 mm. movies physical or virtual storage devices that
with sound quality similar to that of today's execute input/output (I/O) commands with
compact disc. a host computer, as defined by the Small
18. IDE - An integrated development System Computer Interface (SCSI) standard.
environment (IDE) is a software application 24. MAC Address - MAC address (media access
that helps programmers develop software control address) is a 12-digit hexadecimal
code efficiently. It increases developer number assigned to each device connected
productivity by combining capabilities such to the network. Primarily specified as a
as software editing, building, testing, and unique identifier during device
packaging in an easy-to-use application. manufacturing, the MAC address is often
19. IEEE - IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E," found on a device's network interface card
stands for the Institute of Electrical and (NIC).
Electronics Engineers. The organization is 25. MBR - The Master Boot Record (MBR) is the
chartered under this name and it is the full information in the first sector of a hard disk
legal name. or a removable drive. It identifies how and
20. IGP-stands for Indicazione Geografica where the system's operating system (OS)
Protetta (literally Protected Geographical is located in order to be booted (loaded)
Indication) and it indicates a mark of origin into the computer's main storage or
that is assigned by the European Union to random access memory (RAM).
agricultural and food products for which a 26. MCA
certain quality, reputation or other feature 27.PCIE- PCIe, or peripheral component
depends on its geographical origin, whose interconnect express, is an interface standard for
production, modification . connecting high-speed input output (HSIO)
21. IRQ - interrupt request line Abbreviation of components. Every high-performance computer
interrupt request line, and pronounced I-R- motherboard has a number of PCIe slots you can
Q. IRQs are hardware lines over which use to add GPUs, RAID cards, WiFi cards, or SSD
devices can send interrupt signals to the (solid-state drive) add-on cards.
microprocessor. When you add a new
28.PROM- Premature rupture of membranes 35. SRAM- (static random access memory)?
(PROM) is a rupture (breaking open) of the SRAM (static RAM) is a type of random access
membranes (amniotic sac) before labor begins. memory (RAM) that retains data bits in its
29.RDRAM- Rambus Dynamic Random Access memory as long as power is being supplied.
Memory (RDRAM) is a memory subsystem 36. SRGB-standard RGB (red, green, blue) color
designed to transfer data at faster rates. RDAM space that HP and Microsoft created
is made up of a random access memory (RAM), a cooperatively in 1996 to use on monitors,
RAM controller and a bus path that connect RAM printers, and the World Wide Web. It was
to microprocessors and other PC devices. subsequently standardized by the International
30. SATA-(Serial Advanced Technology Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as IEC 61966-
Attachment or SATA) is a command and 2-1:1999.
transport protocol that defines how data is 37. SSD-A solid-state drive (SSD) is a new
transferred between a computer’s motherboard generation of storage device used in computers.
and mass storage devices, such as hard disk SSDs store data using flash-based memory,
drives (HDDs), optical drives and solid-state which is much faster than the traditional hard
drives (SSDs). disks they’ve come to replace.
31. SCSI- SCSI (pronounced SKUH-zee and 38. UPS-An uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
sometimes colloquially known as "scuzzy"), the is a device that allows a computer to keep
Small Computer System Interface, is a set of running for at least a short time when incoming
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) power is interrupted. As long as utility power is
standard electronic interfaces that allow flowing, it also replenishes and maintains the
personal computers (PCs) to communicate with energy storage.
peripheral hardware such as disk drives, tape 39. DVD -stand for? The acronym DVD
drives, CD-ROM . stands for “digital video disc” or “digital
32. SIMM- (Single In-line Memory Module)A versatile disc.”
small printed circuit board that plugs into a 40. ECC- Error correction code memory
socket on a personal computer and increases the (ECC memory) is a type of computer data
available random-access memory (RAM). storage that uses an error correction
33. SMART-stands for specific, measurable, code[a] (ECC) to detect and correct n-bit
achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Goals are data corruption which occurs in
the specific result or purpose expected from the memory. ECC memory is used in most
project. The project goals specify what Will be computers where data corruption
accomplished over the entire project period and cannot be tolerated, like industrial
should directly relate to the problem Statement control applications, critical databases,
and vison. The goal is achieved through the and infrastructural memory caches.
project objectives and activities. 41. EIDE- Enhanced integrated drive
34. SO-DIMM-A SODIMM (Small Outline Dual In- electronics (EIDE) is the hard drive interface
line Memory Module) is a memory module with that succeeded integrated device
a smaller outline and thickness than standard electronics (IDE), also known as ATA or ATA-
DIMM modules and designed primarily for 1. The interface acts as an intermediary
notebook computers. between the computer and a mass storage
device. EIDE provides much faster transfer
rates than IDE.