| A | B |
|---|
| bus mouse | A mouse that plugs into a bus adapter card. |
| chip creep | A condition in which chips loosen because of thermal changes |
| DCE | The hardware that provides the connection between a data terminal and a communications line. |
| dot pitch | The distance between the dots that the electronic beam hits on a monitor screen. |
| DTE | Both the computer and a remote terminal or other computer to which it is attached. |
| graphics accelerator | A type of video card that has an on-board processor. |
| hot-pluggable | A device that can be plugged into a computer while it is turned on. |
| hot-swapping | Changing out a device without turning the computer on and off. |
| hub | A network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables. |
| IEEE 1394 | Standard for firewire. |
| non-interlaced | A type of display in which the electronic beam of a monitor draws every line on the screen with each pass. |
| pixel | A small spot on a fine horizontal scan line. |
| refresh rate | The number of times in 1 second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top to bottom. |
| resolution | The number of pixels on a monitor screen that are addressable by software. |
| serial mouse | A mouse that uses a serial port. |
| triad | 3 dots of color that make up 1 composite dot on a CRT screen. |
| UART | A chip that controls serial ports. |
