Terms & Definitions Flashcards
NIC
Network Interface Card
LED
Light emitting diode
ROM
Read Only memory
RAM
Random access memory
SIMM
Single inline memory module
DIMM
Dual inline memory module
RIMM
Rhombus inline memory module
WAN
Wide area network
LAN
Local area network
SAN
Storage area network
MAN
Metropolitan area network
VGA
Video graphics adapter
CPU
central processing unit
BIOS
Basic input output system
PCI
Peripheral component interconnect
pciE
EXPRESS
ISA
Industry standard architecture
EDO
Extended data out
DMA
Direct memory access
IRQ
interrupt request
PAN
Personal area network
POST
Power on self test
SCSI
Small computer system interface
CMOS
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor
CRT
Cathode ray tube
HDMI
High definition multimedia input
SATA
Serial
PATA
Parallel
DMI
Digital media input
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UPS
Uninterruptible power supply
IDE
Integrated drive electronics
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port