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2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 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 socket
- the 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), 4X (266MHz), 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.
ISA
-
I
ndustry
S
tandard
A
rchitecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for
sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.
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
-
U
niversal
S
erial
B
us - 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, normally Athlon serial CPU has 256K or
above, while Duron will have 64K.
