Computer-related English words to remember

PC: PC Personal Computer

CPU: central processing Unit

CPU fan: The "heatsink" (fan) of the central processing Unit

MB: Host Board Motherboard

RAM: Ram random Access memory, pc-code, such as pc-133,pc-1066

HDD: Hard disk drive

FDD: Floppy disk floopy disk drive

CD-ROM: optical drive compact Disk Read only Memory

DVD-ROM:DVD Optical Drive Digital Versatile Disk Read only Memory

CD-RW: Recorder compact Disk ReWriter

VGA: Display card (display card should be the official language)

AUD: sound card (a sound card should be the official term)

LAN: Network card (network card should be the official term)

MODM: Data card or modem modems

Hub: Hub

WebCam: IP Camera

Capture: Video capture card

Case: Chassis

Power: Mains

Moniter: screen, CRT for picture tube screen, LCD for LCD screen

USB: Universal Serial Bus Universal Serial Bus for connection of peripheral devices

IEEE1394: High-speed serial Bus Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Mouse: mouse, Common interface specifications for PS/2 and USB

KB: Keyboard, common interface specifications for PS/2 and USB

Speaker: Horn

Printer: Printer

Scanner: Scanner

UPS: Continuous power system

IDE: Refers to IDE Interface Specification integrated device Electronics,ide interface device

SCSI: Refers to SCSI interface specifications small computer system INTERFACE,SCSI Interface Appliance

GHz: (CPU operating speed up to) Gega Hz per second

FSB: Refers to the "front-end bus (Front Side bus)" frequency, measured in MHz

ATA: Refers to the hard drive transfer rate at attachment,ata-133 for a transfer rate of 133mb/sec

AGP: Display bus accelerated Graphics Port with 4x,8x for transmission bandwidth mode

PCI: Peripheral Device Connection Port Peripheral Component Interconnect

ATX: Refers to the current power supply specifications, also refers to the main board standard size size

BIOS: Hardware (input/Output) basic Setup program basic Input Output System

CMOS: Memory chip for storing BIOS setup data complementary metel-oxide Semiconductor

Post: Power On self test

OS: Operating system operating system

Windows: Window operating system, graphics interface

DOS: The operating system of the early text instruction interface

FDISK: "Planning hard disk sector" one of the-dos directives

Format: "Hard disk sector formatting" one of the-dos directives

Setup.exe: One of the-dos instructions for "Executing the installer"

Socket: socket, such as CPU socket type socketa,socket478, etc.

Pin: PIN, such as ATA133 hard drive cable is 80Pin, such as PC2700 memory module is 168Pin

Jumper: Jumper (short-circuit terminal)

Bit: Bits (0 and 1 of these two circuit states), the most basic unit of computer data

BYTE: Byte, equal to 8 bit, computer A literal is represented by 8 bit

KB: equals the Byte of 1024x768

MB: Equals 1024x768

GB: Equals 1024x768