Question | Answer |
Accelerated Graphics Port : | Ports developed specifically for video cards, Accelerated Graphics Port. |
Active partition: | The partician used for booting, Active partition. |
Audio/modem riser : | A specification for a small slot on a motherboard to accommodate an audio ormodem riser card, Audio/modem riser |
Boot loader: | Responsible for loading the OS , Boot loader . |
Boot record: | This OS boot record contains a small program that points to a larger OS program file that is responsible for starting the OS load ,Boot record . |
Booting: | Refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on button ,Booting. |
BootMgr: | The OS boot record program for Windows Vista, BootMgr. |
CMOS battery: | A lithium coin-cell battery enables CMOS RAM to hold configuration data, even while the main power to the computer is of, CMOS battery. |
Communication and networking riser : | A specification for a small expansion slot on a motherboard that accommodates a small audio, modem, or network riser card , Communication and networking riser . |
CrossFire: | ATI ‘s technology for installing two video cards on a motherboard , CrossFire. |
Dual inline package switch: | A switch on a circuit board or other device that can be set on or off to hold configuration or setup information, Dual inline package switch . |
Front panel header: | The corner of the motherboard for lights and switches, Front panel header. |
Hard boot: | A hard boot, or cold boot, involves turning on the power with the on/off switch, Hard boot. |
I/O shield: | The plate installed in the computer case to provide holes for I/O ports, I/O shield. |
Jumper: | Two wires that stick up side by side on the motherboard and are used to hold configuration information. The jumper is considered closed if a cover is over the wires, and open if the cover is missing , Jumper. |
Land grid array : | Sockets that use lands rather than pins, Land grid array. |
Master Boot Record : | A record at the beginning of the drive that contains the partition table, which contains a map to partitions on the drive, Master Boot Record. |
North Bridge: | The faster hub in the Accelerated Hub Architecture, North Bridge. |