Se non capisci alcune abbreviazioni utilizzate in esso, "Dizionario" Di seguito può essere utile:
ADSL - linea di abbonati digitali asimmetrici
AGP - porta grafica accelerata
Ali - Acer Labs, incorporato
Alu - Unità logica aritmetica
Amd - Micro dispositivi avanzati
APC - Conversione del potere americano
ASCII - Codice standard americano per lo scambio di informazioni
Asic - Circuito integrato specifico dell'applicazione
Aspi - Interfaccia di programmazione SCSI avanzata
A - Tecnologia avanzata
Abbiamo avuto - ATI Technologies Inc.
ATX - Tecnologia avanzata estesa
- B -
Bfg - Tecnologie BFG
BIOS - Sistema di output di input di base
Bnc - Connettore da dado a botte
- C -
CAS - segnale di indirizzo colonna
CD - disco compatto
Cdr - Registratore di disco compatto
CDRW – Compact Disk Re-Writer
CD-ROM – Compact Disk – Read Only Memory
CFM – Cubic Feet per Minute (ft?/min)
CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
processore – Central Processing Unit
CTX – CTX Technology Corporation (Commited to Excellence)
— D —
DDR – Double Data Rate
DDR-SDRAM – Double Data Rate – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DFI – DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPI – Dots Per Inch
DSL – See ASDL
DVD – Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-RAM – Digital Versatile Disk – Random Access Memory
— E —
ECC – Error Correction Code
ECS – Elitegroup Computer Systems
EDO – Extended Data Out
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EVGA – EVGA Corporation
— F —
FC-PGA – Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FDC – Floppy Disk Controller
FDD – Floppy Disk Drive
FPS – Frame Per Second
FPU – Floating Point Unit
FSAA – Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
FS – For Sale
FSB – Front Side Bus
— G —
GB – Gigabytes
GBps – Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second
GDI – Graphical Device Interface
GHz – GigaHertz
— H —
HDD – Hard Disk Drive
HIS – Hightech Information System Limited
HP – Hewlett-Packard Development Company
HSF – Heatsink-Fan
— I —
IBM – International Business Machines Corporation
IC – Integrated Circuit
IDE - Elettronica di azionamento integrato
Ifs– Articolo in vendita
Irq - Richiesta di interruzione
Isa - Architettura standard del settore
Iso - Organizzazione internazionale degli standard
- J -
Jbl - JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speaker
JVC - JVC Company of America
– K -
Kbps - Kilobit al secondo
Kbps - Kilobyte al secondo
- l -
Lg - Elettronica LG
Lan - rete locale
LCD - Display di cristalli liquidi
Ldt - Transpirazione dei dati di fulmini
LED - Diodo a emissione di luce
- M -
Mac - Controllo dell'accesso ai media
Mb – Scheda madre o megabyte
MBPS - Megabytes al secondo
MBPS - Megabit al secondo o megabit al secondo
MHz - Megahertz
MIPS - milioni di istruzioni al secondo
Mmx -Estensioni multimediali
MSI - Micro Star International
- N -
Nas – Network Attached Storage
NAT – Network Address Translation
NEC – NEC Corporation
NIC – Network Interface Card
— O —
OC – Overclock (Over Clock)
OCZ – OCZ Technology
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
— P —
PC – Personal Computer
PCB – Printed Circuit Board
PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA – Personal Digital Assistant
PCMCIA – Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
PGA – Professional Graphics Array
PLD – Programmable Logic Device
PM – Private Message / Private Messaging
PnP – Plug ‘n Play
PNY – PNY Technology
POST – Power On Self Test
PPPoA – Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE – Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PQI – PQI Corporation
PSU – Power Supply Unit
— R —
Raid – Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM – Random Access Memory
RAMDAC – Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
RDRAM – Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
RPM – Revolutions Per Minute
— S —
SASID – Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
SCA – SCSI Configured Automatically
SCSI – Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC – Single Edge Contact Connector
SODIMM – Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SPARC – Scalable Processor ArChitecture
SOHO – Small Office Home Office
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
SSE – Streaming SIMD Extensions
SVGA – Super Video Graphics Array
S/PDIF – Sony/Philips Digital Interface
— T —
TB – Terabytes
TBps – Terabytes per second
Tbps – Terabits per second
TDK – TDK Electronics
TEC – Thermoelectric Cooler
TPC – TipidPC
TWAIN – Technology Without An Important Name
— U —
UART – Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB – Universal Serial Bus
UTP – Unshieled Twisted Pair
— V —
VCD – Video CD
VPN – Virtual Private Network
— W —
WAN – Wide Area Network
WTB – Want to Buy
WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get
— X —
XGA – Extended Graphics Array
XFX – XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
XMS – Extended Memory Specification
XT – Extended Technology
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