The Accelerated Graphics Port is a 32-bit connection running at 66MHz used to connect video cards to the motherboard. Video cards are also known as graphic cards. AGP cards are capable of higher and f [..]

Continuous and without breaks. A steady uninterrupted flow. Analog is like water flowing in a stream. The opposite of analog is digital. Digital is non-continuous. Digital is like the rain that falls [..]

A voluntary organization responsible for establishing computer industry standards.

A code that uses the numbers 1 through 127 to represent characters. This code enables the computer to transfer alphabetic, numeric, and symbolic characters to another computer. For example: With the A [..]

AT refers to an older design of computers. The power supply, case, keyboard, and motherboard were designed specifically to be used with these types of computers.

A specification used for the connection of computer devices like hard drives and CD ROM's. The ATA specification supports data transfer rates of approximately 3.3MBs per second, and is limited to [..]

ATX refers to a design of computers. The power supply, case, and motherboard are designed specifically to be used with these types of computers.

The format for Microsoft's Video for Windows files. These files end with the ".avi" extension.

An easier to learn programming language. It is ideal for the beginning programmer.

The number of bits transmitted per second. This unit of measure is pretty accurate for lower data transfer rates. As the rates get faster, (over 1,200 bits per second), the accuracy drops. At higher b [..]