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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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