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Glossary I/O address Input/Output address. Address that defines the channel used between the main processor and a peripheral component. IRQ Interrupt Request. A signal that, when received by the processor, halts the current process and allows a different task to be undertaken. ISA Industry Standard Architecture. Standard for computer bus architecture. Jumper An electrically-conductive part that is used to connect two or more points on a circuit board. Commonly used to select configuration options. K Computing Kilo. The upper-case K is used to mean the number 1024, which is two to the power ten (210). This is the unit that is implied in words such as Kilobyte. Mass storage Any device used to store large amounts of data external to the internal memory used by the processor. Usually refers to hard disks and tape backup units. MB Megabyte. An amount of computer memory equal to two to the power twenty (220 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1,024 kilobytes). One megabyte can store more than one million characters. Parallel port Input/output channel for connecting peripheral devices to computers. Parallel ports allow connections to printers or other parallel interface devices. Memory modules Miniature boards containing memory chips. Used for increasing the amount of memory available in the computer. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. An international hardware/ software standard that specifies the cable and hardware interface that allows several devices, instruments and computers to interchange music codes and events. MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group. A standard for video sequence compression. You can play back MPEG files from the WEB or a video CD-ROM. Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) A memory device that preserves memory contents when the power is off. Parameter A numeric modifier required by some commands. PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. Standard for computer bus architecture. PC Personal Computer. A computer designed to be used by only one person, either in a business environment or at home. Plug and Play Industry standard for dynamically configuring system resources for the computer and its accessories. POST Power-On Self Test. A series of tests your computer performs when you turn on the power. Processor The component of the computer that computes. The power of your processor partly determines the speed at which your computer works. 74

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Glossary
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I/O address
Input/Output address.
Address that defines the channel used
between the main processor and a
peripheral component.
IRQ
Interrupt Request. A signal that,
when received by the processor, halts
the current process and allows a
different task to be undertaken.
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture.
Standard for computer bus
architecture.
Jumper
An electrically-conductive
part that is used to connect two or
more points on a circuit board.
Commonly used to select
configuration options.
K
Computing Kilo. The upper-case K
is used to mean the number 1024,
which is two to the power ten (2
10
).
This is the unit that is implied in words
such as Kilobyte.
Mass storage
Any device used to
store large amounts of data external to
the internal memory used by the
processor. Usually refers to hard disks
and tape backup units.
MB
Megabyte. An amount of
computer memory equal to two to the
power twenty (2
20
=
1,048,576 bytes
=
1,024 kilobytes). One megabyte can
store more than one million characters.
Memory modules
Miniature boards
containing memory chips. Used for
increasing the amount of memory
available in the computer.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. An international hardware/
software standard that specifies the
cable and hardware interface that
allows several devices, instruments and
computers to interchange music codes
and events.
MPEG
Motion Picture Expert Group.
A standard for video sequence
compression. You can play back MPEG
files from the WEB or a video CD-ROM.
Non-Volatile Random Access
Memory (NVRAM)
A memory
device that preserves memory contents
when the power is off.
Parallel port
Input/output channel
for connecting peripheral devices to
computers. Parallel ports allow
connections to printers or other
parallel interface devices.
Parameter
A numeric modifier
required by some commands.
PCI
Peripheral Component
Interconnect. Standard for computer
bus architecture.
PC
Personal Computer. A computer
designed to be used by only one person,
either in a business environment or at
home.
Plug and Play
Industry standard for
dynamically configuring system
resources for the computer and its
accessories.
POST
Power-On Self Test. A series of
tests your computer performs when
you turn on the power.
Processor
The component of the
computer that computes. The power of
your processor partly determines the
speed at which your computer works.