ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Binary
1 and 0 - on and off. This is what the computer language the computer uses
Bit
1 Digital signal - on=1 or off=0
Byte
Eight bits
CD (Or CD ROM)
Compact disc Read Only Memory
CD-R
Compact Disc Read only - Burn once.
CD-RW
Compact Disc Read/Write/Re-Write
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc
DVD-R
DVD Read only - Burn once.
DVD-RW
DVD Read/Write/Re-write
DVD-RW+/-
DVD Read/Write/Re-write +/- determines speed and playback
DHTML
Dynamic Hyper Terminal Mark-up Language. Allows movement.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
HTML
Hyper Terminal Mark-up Language. Allows links to find pages and addresses
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
ISP
Internet Service Provider
JPG (JPEG)
Joint Photographic Experts GroupMODEM
Modulator/De-modulator
MUX/DEMUX
MUltipleX/DEMUltipleX
RAM
Random Access Memory
ROM
Read Only Memory
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
URL
Uniform Resource Locators
USB
Universal Serial Bus
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