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BIOS

BIOS: Basic Input/Output System - A set of programs encoded in Read Only Memory (ROM) to facilitate the transfer of data and control instructions between the computer and peripherals.


CMOS

CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor - An energy-saving chip fabricated to duplicate the functions of other chips, such as memory chips or microprocessors. The system settings for most PCs are stored in the CMOS.


Glossary

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A

B

BIOS

C

CMOS

D

E

F

G

H

I

ISP

J

JRE

K

L

LAN

M

N

O

P

PCI

Q

QEMM

R

RAM

S

T

U

URL

V

VESA

VLB

W

X

Y

Z


ISP

ISP: Internet Service Provider


JRE

JRE: Java™ Runtime Environment


LAN

LAN: Local Area Network


PCI

PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus - This architecture is the successor to VLB.


QEMM

QEMM: Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager from Quarterdeck Corp.


RAM

RAM: Random Access Memory


URL

URL: Uniform Resource Locator - An addressing scheme used to link resources on the World Wide Web.  Using URLs, a web browser can point to most resources on the net.


VESA

VESA: Video Electronics Standards Association.


VLB

VLB: VESA Local Bus - A high-speed bus for graphics cards that provides better video performance on high-end machines.