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Glossary
A
AC
(
A
lternating
C
urrent) - The power from a standard household electrical out-
let.
adapter
- A device that allows compatibility between different equipment. An
AC adapter converts AC current to DC current which is needed to operate a com-
puter.
AGP ( A ccelerated G raphics P ort) - A high-speed graphics port that provides a
direct connection between the display adapter and memory
application - A program such as a word processor, database or image editor.
B
BIOS
(
B
asic
I
nput
O
utput
S
ystem) - An essential set of routines in a PC, which
is stored on a chip and provides an interface between the operating system and
the hardware.
bit ( b inary d igit) - The smallest unit of information on a machine. If a computer
is a 32-bit machine it may mean that its data registers are 32 bits wide or that it
uses 32 bits to identify each address in memory.
boot - The loading of the operating system and other basic software which occurs
when you start-up the computer.
bus - A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a