Key Terms
This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the glossary at the end of the book.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
adapter
adapter card
Advanced Technology (AT)
alternating current (AC)
AT Extended (ATX)
ATX12V
audio port
augmented reality (AR)
barcode scanner
basic input/output system (BIOS) chip
cache memory
capture card
central processing unit (CPU)
chipset
converter
digital camera
digital light processing (DLP)
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
DisplayPort
Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM)
Double Data Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2 SDRAM)
Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3 SDRAM)
Double Data Rate 4 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR4 SDRAM)
Double Data Rate 5 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR5 SDRAM)
dual channel
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
dual inline package (DIP)
dual rail
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
EPS12V
erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM)
error-correcting code (ECC) memory
eSATA card
expansion slot
facial recognition scanner
fingerprint scanner
flash memory
form factor
game port
GDDR Synchronous Dynamic RAM
hard disk drive (HDD)
hardware
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
input device
input/output (I/O) port
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
KVM switch
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
land grid array (LGA)
light-emitting diode (LED)
liquid crystal display (LCD)
magnetic stripe reader
memory module
Micro-ATX
mini PCI
motherboard, system board, or main board
mSATA or M.2 module
multi rail
network interface card (NIC)
network port
NFC devices and terminals
nonparity memory
nonvolatile memory
Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)
Northbridge
optical media
optical storage device
organic LED (OLED)
output device
parity memory
PCI Express (PCIe)
PCI-Extended (PCI-X)
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
pin grid array (PGA)
pixel
power supply
printed circuit board (PCB)
printer
programmable read-only memory (PROM)
PS/2 port
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
rail
random access memory (RAM)
read-only memory (ROM)
riser card
Serial AT Attachment (SATA)
signature pad
single channel
single inline memory module (SIMM)
single rail
small outline DIMM (SODIMM)
smart card reader
software
solid-state drive (SSD)
solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD)
sound adapter
Southbridge
static RAM (SRAM)
stylus
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
tape drive
Thunderbolt
triple channel
TV tuner card
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) chip
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller card
video adapter
Video Graphics Array (VGA)
video port
virtual reality (VR)
virtual reality headset
volatile memory
webcam
wireless NIC
zero insertion force (ZIF)