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Glossary
H
hard disk drive
See disk drive.
hardware
The physical parts of your computer, including the keyboard,
monitor, disk drives, cables, and circuit cards.
I
IC
(Integrated Circuit) An electronic device that contains miniaturized
circuitry.
(ISA Configuration
Utility)
The program that you use to change the configuration of some ISA
desktop computers. This program also contains information about
the hardware in the computer.
IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of hard disk drive with the
control circuitry located inside the disk drive rather than on a drive
controller card.
interface.
A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that
enables them to exchange data. See also parallel port and serial
port.
ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) An industry standard for
computers and circuit cards that transfer 16 bits of data at a time.
J
jumper
A small electrical connector used for configuration on some
computer hardware.
K
(Kilobyte)
1,024 bytes. See also byte.
L
LAN
(Local Area Network) A group of computers linked together within
a limited area to exchange information.
LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) The type of video display used in portable
computers.
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode) A small electronic device that glows when
current flows through it.
LPT1 or LPT2
The name you can assign a parallel port to specify its address. See
also parallel port.
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