Terminology 1

1.API (Application Programming Interface)
A joint command and a sequence of instructions that can be used to design games software developer or application. By the standards of this API, developers do not have to specify the application made by a particular hardware architecture. In essence, the API function as an intermediary that connects programmers with the hardware.

2.Access Time
The time required to access the data needed, from idle (silent) to obtain the data.

3.ATA/133
Represents the highest standards of data transfer speed devices with PATA interface (parallel). Some other names are the ATA-7, ATA/ATAPI-7, Ultra-DMA/133, UDMA 6, and others. To achieve this requires the necessary disk controller that supports, as well as a bus controller on the PC side (more precisely on the motherboard). Meanwhile, in the next development is ATA-8 or ATA/ATAPI-8.

4.Keyboard
Peripherals for data input on the computer with a QWERTY key configuration. Apart from the configuration of the QWERTY keypad, a computer keyboard also comes standard other buttons to be able to use all the features possessed by a computer.

5.Monitor
Tool in the form of computer output display to indicate directly when processing by the computer is going.

6.CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
Type monitors that use a large tube as a display unit that is usually found on conventional TV.

7.LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
New types of monitors that use liquid crystal material in forming the cross-section display on the monitor.

8.TFT (Thin Film Transistor)
A type of LCD technology in which each pixel is connected directly to the component transistors.

9.Pixel
Short for picture element, which is the smallest element that forms an image on a monitor.

10.Mouse
Computer data input tools in order to move the cursor on the monitor display, in order to directly choose the applications that will run. Usually the mouse is used for computers with operating system-based GUI (Graphical User Interface).

11.LGA775
Having stood for Land Grid Array, is a type of socket used by Intel CPUs, with a pin in the socket, instead of the processor anymore. While the 775 indicates the number of pins are owned by the socket.

12.PCIExpress
PCIe, formerly known as 3GIO (3rd Generation I / O). Currently, video cards use this type of interface, to increase data transfer bandwidth.

13.Chipset
Chips or chipsets are small pieces of silicon that is used to store information and computer instruction. Each computer component has at least a chip in it. The chipset on the motherboard to control the input and output (input and output) of underlying computer. The chipset on the video card controls the rendering of 3D graphics and the output of the image on your monitor. CPU is one example of a chip that is very important. Chipset motherboard, such as BX, i810, i820, and many others.

14.DVD-RAM
Standard writing format on DVD media, as well as the format ± R / RW. It's just using different techniques, allowing random access technique. However, RAM format is more directed to the same function as RW format. Where, the writing process can be repeated on the same medium, also remove them.

15.Burn
Record information / data to optical media, either CD or DVD.

16.Burst
The way data transmission by way of collecting information, then sent as a large unit in a high-speed line.

17.SATA
SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), a standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices to the PC bus. Unlike IDE which uses parallel signaling, SATA works serially. Allows the use of a more compact data cable, longer cable distances, and a faster transfer speed. Previously been used, has a data transfer rate 150 MB / s (SATA-150). The now widely used is SATA-300 (SATA II) and later SATA-600.

18.SCSI
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) a standard interface and command set for inter-device data transfer to the PC bus. In addition to the hard drive, is also frequently used in optical drives, and back-up storage. More widely used in workstations and servers. Desktop PCs rely more interface ATA / IDE.

19.SO-DIMM
Short for Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module, is a smaller version of a DIMM standard commonly used in notebook computers. Where, SO-DIMM has a size of 72 pins to interface 32-bit, 144 pins for 64-bit interface.

20.PC Card
Expansion cards are usually used in notebooks, so the notebook have new functions, Such as WLAN, Bluetooth, Sound, danain-other. PC Card is divided into three types. Type I, Type II and Type III. Differences shape of the three, only Stood at each card thickness. Type I, the which has a thickness of 3.3 mm is usually Used as memory cards. Type II with a thickness of 5 mm is usually Used for tools that function as I / O, Such as modems, LAN, and others. For Type III, with a thickness of 10.5 mm is usually Used for Such devices as micro drives or other components having dimensions Greater thickness.