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Adapter
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a device used to convert one type of connector to another to permit the exchange of data; also another name for an expansion card.
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Address Bus
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traces used to carry control signals and addressing (location of where the data goes) information to locate or send data.
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AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
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A 32 bit expansion slot used for video cards only
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Asynchronous
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A way of communicating data that can be transmitted intermittently rather than in a steady stream using a start and stop bit instead of a timing signal.
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ATA
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Advanced Technology Attachment; is a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disks and CD-Rom drives inside personal computers.
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ATAPI (Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interference)
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An extension to the EIDE standard that provides support for CD-ROM and DVD drives
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Attenuation
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A type of data loss that occurs as a signal travels through metal conductors and encounters resistance.
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BIO (Basic Input/Output System or Services)
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the built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
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Bootstrap Routing
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a set of programs that routinely execute when you start up a computer
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Bus
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a collection of traces (wires) and the accompanying technology that permits exchange of data
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Adapter
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A device used to convert one type of connector to another to permit the exchange of data; also another name for an expansion card
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Address Bus
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Traces used to carry control signals and addressing info to locate or send data
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AGP (accelerated graphic port)
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A 32 bit expansion slot used for video cards only
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Asynchronous
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a way if communicating data that can be transmitted intermittently rather than in a steady stream using a start and stop bit instead of a timing signal
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ATA
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Advanced technology attachment; the physical, electrical, transport, and command protocols for the internal attachment of storage devices to our IDE controllers
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ATAPI
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(Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface)An extension EIDE standard that provides support for CD-ROM and DVD drives
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BIOS
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(Basic Input/Output system or services) the built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk
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Bootstrap Rountine
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A set of programs that routinely execute when you start up a computer.
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Bus
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A collection of traces (wires( and the accompanying technology that permits the exchange of data
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Bus Mastering
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allows for a bus system to ret
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