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11. References
LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signalling)
LVDS is a digital signal transmission standard developed for the connection of laptop computers to
their local LCD displays and can be run at very high speeds over cheap, twisted-pair copper cables.
The prefix, 'LV', means that it uses 3.3 or 1.5V for signalling instead of the standard voltage, 5V.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3)
POP3 is the third version of the post office protocol used to deliver emails over the Internet. POP3
is a commonly implemented method of delivering email from the mail server to the client machine
over the Internet.
SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing)
SMP is a multiprocessor computer architecture where two or more identical processors are connected
to a single shared main memory. SMP systems allow any processor to work on any task no matter
where the data for that task is located in memory. SMP systems can easily move tasks between
processors to efficiently balance the work load. Most common multiprocessor systems today use SMP
architecture.
Skin
This refers to the appearance of a program's user interface or character. Skin can be a graphics or
audio file. A graphics skin can take the appearance of hardware. In other words, a skin allows users
to change the appearance of a program as a user changes the appearance of Winamp or the
Windows background. In general, you can download skins for free from a Web site.
Cookie
A small information text file that certain Web sites copy to a user's hard drive while the user is
browsing a website. A Cookie can contain information such as the user ID, user preferences, archive
shopping cart information, etc. The use of cookies enables a Web site to become more interactive
with its users, especially for future visits. The downside is that the cookie information may expose
information about the visited web sites of the user.
Firmware
Low-level software that controls the hardware. Firmware is a combination of software and hardware.
The name, 'Firmware', is used because it is partly hardware and it is partly software that controls the
underlying hardware of the system.
GPS (Global Positioning System)
GPS is a worldwide positioning system that was developed by the US. Department of Defense in the
1970s. In addition to military purposes, it is permitted to use GPS for general purposes. The error
limit is 50m for military purposes and 200m for general purposes. The DGPS system has been
developed to reduce errors even for general purposes.
Memory Module
An extension board with RAM chips on it.
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