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Chapter 5
Glossary
Chipset (or core logic)
- two or more integrated circuits which control
the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and
adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket
- the slot or socket used to mount the system
processor on the motherboard.
Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM)
- the slots used to mount adapter cards and
system RAM.
AGP
-
A
ccelerated
G
raphics
P
ort - a high speed interface for video
cards; runs at 1X (66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz), or 8X
(533MHz).
PCI
-
P
eripheral
C
omponent
I
nterconnect - a high speed interface for
video cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at
33MHz.
Serial Port
- a low speed interface typically used for mouse and
external modems.
Parallel Port
- a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2
- a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB
- Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used
for mouse, keyboards, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface)
- the interface between the sound card or integrated
sound connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI
sound devices.
LAN (interface)
-
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork - the interface to your local area
network.
BIOS
(
B
asic
I
nput/
O
utput
S
ystem) - the program logic used to boot up a
computer and establish the relationship between the various
components.
Driver
- software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use
by another device or other software.
Processor
- the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated
circuit used for doing the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency
- the working frequency of the
motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for CPU,
DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache
- the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on
CPU type.
