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Glossary
+/-RW
: Specifies the formula to which a DVD burner can
write. Four formats exist: +R, -R, +RW, -RW. Check the
specifications of the drive you have selected to match with the
kind of blank DVD disks you buy.
5.1 vs. 6.1 vs. 7.1
: Refers to the amount of speakers in a
surround-sound system The “.1” refers to the presence of
a sub-woofer, so a 6.1 system contains 6 speakers placed
around the room and a subwoofer to reproduce bass
frequencies. The entire Audigy 2 ZS line supports a 7.1 setup
for your system.
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
: Mbps refers to the amount of
megabits per second that a card is capable of transmitting;
either 10, 100, or 1000 megabits per second, allowing for
maximum compatibility with all networks. 1000 Mbps is 1Gbps
(gigabits per second), which is why the technology is referred
to as “Gigabit Ethernet.”
ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
: An interface that
allows hard drives to connect to the motherboard. Revisions
of ATA include ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133, all offering
increased speeds. Also known as Parallel ATA or IDE, this
interface is beginning to be phased out with the introduction of
SATA hard drives (described below). Optical drives still require
an IDE attachment.
Ax/Bx/Cx
: Refers to the write/ rewrite/ read speeds of a
CD-RW drive. For example: A measurement of 52x/32x/52x
