Technical Terminologies & Lingoes Defined
A - B
AC (abbr.)
Alternating Current (n.) - pertains to the flow of electricity having a rise and fall pattern based on a certain range. 220 Volts power supply is not always exactly 220 volts, It varies from 200 volts to 250 volts. Excessive voltage is enough to damage or destroy any electrical appliances and equipment.
Air Condition - pertains to the state of the room temperature.
AC Unit
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Air Condition Unit - Device or machine used to regulate and maintain the room temperature.
AGP (abbr.)
Accelerated Graphics Port - It is a port added to the motherboard for adding AGP supported Video Card.
AGP Video Cards
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One of the previous types of video card that could only be mounted on the AGP Slot.
Beep Codes
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Beep codes are audible codes that the system speaker produces if the BIOS found errors while conducting POST upon boot. Each beep code represents a certain error but it varies on the manufacturers of the BIOS.
Binary
It is a number system which uses only two symbols, the number one (1) and zero (0). It is also known as Base-two Number System
BIT (abbr.)
Binary Digit - It is represent either one's (1) or zero's (0). These two values represent either True or False, Yes or No & On or Off.
BYTE
A Byte is compose of 8 bits. It is the most simplest program in computing.
BIOS (abbr.)
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Basis Input Output System - It is a pre-installed program on your motherboard. It reads all the basic input and output hardware installed on your computer unit upon boot. It can run even without Hard Disk Drive. You can setup the system date and time, boot up sequence and other features of your motherboard.