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The OS boot record program for Windows XP Ntldr. | Ntldr |
Ports that are directly on the motherboard, such as a built-in keyboard port or On-board Ports. | On-board ports |
This table tells BIOS how many partitions the drive has, where each partition begins and ends, and which Partician Table is used for booting (called the active partition). | partician table |
Buses have been improved several times. There are currently three major categories and within each category, several variations of PCI. | PCI |
PCI Express uses a serial bus, which is faster than a parallel bus because it transmits data in packets similar to how an Ethernet network, USB, and FireWire transmit data. | PCI Express |
Sockets aligned with Pin Grid Array aligned in uniform rows around the socket. Used in earlier Pentiums. | pin grid array |
A Power on password that a computer uses to control access during the boot process. | power-on password |
A Program file contains a list of instructions stored in a file. | program file |
A card that plugs into a motherboard and allows for expansion cards to be mounted parallel to the motherboard. Expansion cards are plugged into slots on the Riser card. | riser card |
NVIDIA’s technology for installing two video cards on a motherboard Sli. | SLI |
A Soft Boot, or warm boot, involves using the operating system to reboot. | soft boot |
The slower hub in the Accelerated Hub Architecture South bridge. | South Bridge |
Having the Pins Staggered over the socket to squeeze more pins into a small space. | staggered pin grid array |
Round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the case, so that components on the back of the motherboard do not touch the case Standoffs. | standoffs |
Concentric circles on a hard drive. Each Track is divided into segments called sectors, and each sector can hold 512 bytes of data. | track |
A User Password enabling you to logon to the operating system | user password |
A clock tick in which nothing happens. Used to ensure that the microprocessor is not getting ahead of slower components. A 0-wait state is preferable to a 1-Wait State. | wait state |
Square or nearly square sockets so that even force is applied when inserting the processor in the socket, all current processor sockets have a lever on the side of the socket Zif. | ZIF |