Computer Acronyms

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  1. 2. A standard interface designed for IBM PC-compatible computers.
  2. 4. An electron-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
  3. 7. A type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.
  4. 8. A type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs.
  5. 10. A computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.
  6. 13. A proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft in the 1990s.
  7. 14. An electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
  8. 15. A small economy car made by the British Motor Corporation.
  9. 16. Used to interact with computer programs with text-based commands.
  10. 17. The most important processor in a given computer.
  11. 19. A proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
  12. 21. Firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process
  13. 22. A component of Microsoft Windows that provides system administrators and advanced users an interface for configuring and monitoring the system.
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  1. 1. A family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks, metropolitan area networks and wide area networks.
  2. 3. A flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.
  3. 5. A video display interface developed by the Digital Display Working Group.
  4. 6. A specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics.
  5. 8. A video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard.
  6. 9. A form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.
  7. 10. A solid-state storage device.
  8. 11. A combination digital circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations on integer binary numbers.
  9. 12. A data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.
  10. 13. A computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
  11. 18. An industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics.
  12. 20. A small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit made out of a microprocessor.