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Technical Terms Glossary for Laptops and Computers
 Celeron | Centrino | CD-ROM | DVD-ROM | EN or LAN | FDD or Floppy | FPR | GIG or GB

HD or Hard Drives | TFT or LCD | MB or Megabyte | MHz/GHz | Modem | Pentium

Pentium M | OS or COA | RAM | WIN or Window

Celeron - A brand name for a line of Intel microprocessors introduced in June, 1998. Celeron chips are based on the same P6 architecture as the Pentium II microprocessor, but are designed for low-cost PCs. They run at somewhat lower clock speeds (266 and 300 MHz) and are not as expandable as Pentium II microprocessors. (Source: http://webopedia.internet.com) For more information about the Celeron processor, go to Intel site. http://www.intel.com/home/celeron/index.htm) Back to top
 

Centrino - Centrino (also called Centrino Mobile Technology) is a marketing initiative from Intel for a particular combination of CPU, mainboard chipset and wireless network interface in the design of a laptop personal computer. The combination currently consists of a Pentium M processor, the Mobile Intel 915 Express chipset family or the Intel 855 chipset family, and an Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 (IEEE 802.11b), PRO/Wireless 2200 (IEEE 802.11bg) or PRO/Wireless 2915 (IEEE 802.11abg) network connection. Back to top
 

CD-ROM - Reads compact disks in the form of audio or CD-ROM. A CD-ROM holds data (perhaps audio as well). Newer CD-ROM drives will read CD-R (Writable CDs) and CD-RW (ReWritable CDs). The speed of a CD-ROM drive is not usually very important except when installing programs, running games that require use of the CD-ROM drive, or "burning" CDs with a CD-ROM Burner - a CD-ROM drive that is able to write to special CDs called CD-Rs. Back to top

Related phrases:   cd-rom   cd-r   cd-rw   csma/cd   cd-i   photo cd   cd-rom drive   cd-da   video cd   cd rom

DVD-ROM - A drive capable of reading DVD disks. DVD-ROM drives are usually backward-compatible, which means that they are also capable of reading CD-ROMs and audio CDs. Back to top

Related phrases:   dvd-rom drive   dvd-rom content   dvd-rom read only memory

EN or LAN - also called 100BASE-T10 provides transmission speeds up to 100 megabits per second and is typically used for LAN backbone systems, supporting workstations with 10BASE-T cards. Gigabit Ethernet provides an even higher level of backbone support at 1000 megabits per second (1 gigabit or 1 billion bits per second). Back to top

Related phrases:   fast Ethernet   gigabit Ethernet   Ethernet card   Ethernet cable   thin Ethernet   thick Ethernet   power over Ethernet   shared Ethernet

FPR - FPR Fingerprint Recognition Back to top

GIG or GB - Gigabyte - A unit of data measurement equal to approximately one billion bytes. Hard drive manufacturers use an even number as a multiplier. In this case 1 GB would be 1,000,000,000 Bytes. Back to top

HD or Hard Drive - A data storage device, usually internal. Hard disks are faster and hold significantly more data than floppy disks. They are generally permanent fixtures inside of a computer. The hard disk is a personal computer's permanent storage space.  Is a memory access and storage device. It differs from 3 1/2 inch and CD-ROM media in its design. It is built into personal computers, stores large quantities of material and is relatively fast to access. Back to top

FDD or Floppy - A drive that reads from or writes to separate diskettes which the user inserts. Information is stored on the diskettes themselves, not on the drive. Back to top

TFT or LCD - TFT LCDs are a variant of liquid crystal display which use thin-film transistor technology to improve their image quality. TFT LCDs are one type of active matrix LCD, though this is usually synonymous with them. They are used in both flat panel displays and projectors. In computing, TFT monitors are rapidly displacing competing CRT technology, and are commonly available in sizes from 15 to 23 inches. Back to top

Related phrases:   TFT lcd   TFT display   polysilicon TFT   t221 22.2in TFT quxgaw  active matrix TFT

MB or Megabyte - A meg is a measure of storage capacity typically associated with ram, approximately one million Bytes or characters of data or program space. Imagine each letter of a book taking up one byte. Back to top

Related phrases:   mb or megabyte   meg or megabyte   megabyte per second   megabyte storage   megabyte mb   megabyte or mb   mb megabyte

MHz/GHz - Megahertz/Gigahertz. Millions of Hertz, Billions of Hertz, respectively. Cellular, ESMR & PCS systems operate in the 800, 900, & 1900 MHz bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, respectively. YYireless1.NET operates (point-to-multipoint) radio base stations using the 2400 MHz (2.4 GHz) band and utilizes a 45MB/second back haul (point-to-point back-bone) network operating in the 5.3 and 5.8 GHZ bands. Back to top
 

Modem - A device you can attach to a personal computer that enables you to transmit and receive electronic documents as faxes. A fax modem is like a regular modem except that it is designed to transmit documents to a fax machine or to another fax modem. Some, but not all, fax modems do double duty as regular modems. As with regular modems, fax modems can be either internal or external. Internal fax modems are often called fax boards. Back to top
 

Pentium - The Pentium is a widely-used personal refurbished laptops and computers microprocessor from the Intel Corporation. First offered in 1993, the Pentium quickly replaced Intel's 486 microprocessor as the microchip-of-choice in manufacturing a personal refurbished laptops and  computer. The original Pentium model includes two processors on one chip that contains 3.1 million transistors. Back to top
 

Pentium M - Introduced in March 2003, the Pentium M is an x86 architecture microprocessor designed and manufactured by Intel. The processor was originally designed for use in laptop personal computers. It was codenamed "Banias" before its introduction. The codenames of the Pentium M are all locations in Israel, the location of the Pentium M design team.  Back to top

Related phrases:   Pentium pro   Pentium ii   Pentium 4   Pentium m   Pentium iii   Pentium d   Pentium mmx   Pentium 3 Pentium 2   Pentium iv

OS or COA -  OS Installed... products that list an Operating System (OS) in the spec are referring to the license sticker that is on the unit.  Such as Windows XP or Win 2k, it should be installed.  If the OS becomes corrupt you may need to reinstall the OS using the license on the number on the license sticker.  If Microsoft online verification is unsuccessful you can renew the license in your name by calling Microsoft.  Windows Support

NOT Installed... If the description says (License Only), then you may need to install the OS using the License provided.  Units that include an (OS License) do not include the OS CD Media. If the OS becomes corrupt you may need to reinstall the OS using the license on the number on the license sticker.  If Microsoft online verification is unsuccessful you can renew the license in your name by calling Microsoft.  Windows Support

For current information on Microsoft's licensing procedures visit www.Microsoft.com

RAM - random-access memory: the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible. Back to top

WIN or Windows - Microsoft Windows is a range of closed source proprietary commercial operating environments for personal computers and servers. The range was first introduced by Microsoft in 1985 and eventually has come to dominate the world personal computer market. All recent versions of Windows are fully-fledged operating systems.  License - NOTE WE DO NOT PROVIDE THE MEDIA FOR THE OPERATING SYSTEM JUST THE LICENSE STICKER THAT CAME WITH THE UNIT.  Back to top

Related phrases:   windows nt   windows ce   x-windows   Microsoft windows   Windows 2000   windows 95   windows XP   windows 98   windows 3.x   windows media player

Technical Glossary for Laptops, Computers Terms
 Celeron | Centrino | CD-ROM | DVD-ROM | EN or LAN | FDD or Floppy | FPR | GIG or GB

HD or Hard Drives | TFT or LCD | MB or Megabyte | MHz/GHz | Modem | Pentium

Pentium M | OS or COA | RAM | WIN or Window

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