| A | B |
|---|
| bios | Basic Input/Output System |
| client | Computer connected to another computer and uses programs and/or data stored on the computer. |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| DIP switch | Dual in-line package Switch |
| Hard copy | Paper copy of a computer document. |
| protocol | Set of rules and standard that allows two entities to communicate |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| trace | a wire on a circuit board that connects two devices to eachother. |
| ESD | electrostatic discharge |
| polling | A process by which the CPU checks the status of connected devices to determine if they are ready to send or recieve data. |
| EISA | extended industry standard architecture |
| ESCD | Extended system configuration data |
| front side bus | The bus between the CPU and the memory outside the CPU housing |
| LIF | Low insertion force |
| P1 connector | Power connection on an ATX system board |
| Primary Cache | internal cache |
| PCI | peripheral componet interconnect |
| USB | universal serial bus |
| SECC | single edge contact cartridge |
| PGA | pin grid array |
