IT Terms tagged with Hardware

• 1000Base-T
• 3-D Printer
• 3-D Stereo Technology (S3-D)
• 3D Mice
• A+ Certification
• Aakash
• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
• Accelerated Hub Architecture (AHA)
• Accelerator Board
• Accelerometer
• ACCESS.bus (A.b)
• Active Component
• Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD)
• Active-Matrix OLED (AMOLED)
• Address Bus
• Advanced Function Presentation (AFP)
• Advanced RISC Computing (ARC)
• Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)
• Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
• Advanced Technology Extended (ATX)
• After Power Failure
• After-Sales Support
• Air Cooling
• Alan Turing
• Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
• Amazon ElastiCache
• Ambient Temperature
• AMD Fusion
• AMD Virtualization (AMD-V)
• Amdahl's Law
• AMIBIOS
• Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
• Antenna
• Antenna Array
• Anti-Static Mat
• Anti-Static Wrist Strap
• Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)
• Apple Picking
• Apple TV
• Appliance Computing
• Application Client Module
• Application System/400 (AS/400)
• Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
• Arcade Game
• Arduino
• Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
• ARM Processor
• Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
• Atari
• ATI Avivo High Definition (ATI Avivo HD)
• Attribute
• Audio Modem Riser (AMR)
• Auto Negotiation
• Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
• Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)
• Autosense
• Auxiliary Port (AUX)
• Auxiliary Storage
• AZERTY Keyboard
• Backplane
• Backside Bus (BSB)
• Backward Compatible
• Balanced Technology Extended (BTX)
• Ball Grid Array (BGA)
• Bare Bones Computer
• Bare Metal
• Bare Metal Restore
• Base Station (BS)
• Bastion Host
• Battery
• Baud (Bd)
• Bayonet Neill-Concelman Connector (BNC Connector)
• Bell 103
• Benchmark Computer
• Bernoulli Disk Drive
• Beta Culture
• Bezel
• Big Iron
• Big Red Switch (BRS)
• Binary Data
• Binary Digit (bit)
• Biometric Engine
• BIOS Rootkit
• Bit
• Bits Per Second (bps)
• Black-White Bakery Algorithm
• Blade Server
• Blu-ray Disk (BD)
• Bluetooth Universal Serial Bus (BT-USB)
• Boltzmann's Constant
• Boot Disk
• Boot Sequence
• Bootstrap
• Breakout Box (BoB)
• Bricking
• British Thermal Unit (BTU)
• Buffy
• Burst Mode
• Bus Mastering
• Bypass Airflow
• Cache
• Cache Coherence
• Candela (cd)
• Candy Bar Phone
• Capacitive Touch Screen
• Category 6 Cable (Cat 6 Cable)
• Cathode-Ray Tube (CRT)
• CD-Read Writable (CD-RW)
• Central Office (CO)
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket (CPU Socket)
• Centronics Interface
• Certified Systems Engineer (CSE)
• Chamfer
• Channel Service Unit/Digital Service Unit (CSU/DSU)
• Chinese Wall
• Chip
• Chip Multithreading (CMT)
• Chipset
• Chroma Bug (CUE)
• Circuit
• Circuit Board
• Client Hypervisor
• Clock Speed
• Cluster (Disk)
• Codd's Rules
• Cold Plugging
• Colocation Facility
• Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)
• Commodore
• Communication and Networking Riser (CNR)
• Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
• Computer
• Computer Architecture
• Computer Cabinet
• Computer Network Technician
• Computer Port
• Computer Rack
• Computer Repair
• Connector Conspiracy
• Console Game
• Contiguous Memory Allocation
• Control Bus
• Control Unit (CU)
• Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI)
• Controller Card
• Convergence
• Core Dump
• CPU Utilization
• Creeping Featuritis
• Crippleware
• Customer Facing
• Customer Premises Equipment Device (CPE Device)
• Customer Support
• Cyberlaw
• Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
• Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS)
• Data Recovery
• DB-15
• DB-25
• DB-50
• DB-68
• DB-9
• Decoupled Architecture
• Dedicated Server
• Default Gateway
• Demo (Demo Scene and Demo Party)
• Desktop
• Desktop Administration (DA)
• Desktop Virtualization
• Device
• Device Driver
• Device Relationship Management (DRM)
• Device Under Test (DUT)
• Digital Revolution
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable (DVB-C)
• Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H)
• Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
• DIN Connector
• Dipole Antenna
• Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
• Direct Memory Access (DMA)
• Disk Drive
• Disk Enclosure
• Disk-Based Data Protection (DDP)
• DiskPart
• Do It Yourself (DIY)
• Docking Station
• Dongle
• Dot Pitch
• Dots Per Inch (DPI)
• Dual Core
• Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
• Dual Inline Package Switch (DIP Switch)
• Dual Processor (DP)
• Dual-Mode Device
• DVD-RAM Drive
• Dynamic Smart Cooling
• E-book Reader
• Early Adopter
• Electrically Programmable Logic Device (EPLD)
• Electro-Optical Fingerprint Recognition
• Electronic Cash Register (ECR)
• Electronic Paper Display (EPD)
• Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
• Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
• Elk Cloner
• Embedded Hypervisor
• Embedded Java
• Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE)
• Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST)
• Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
• Enhancement
• Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP System)
• Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON)
• Eraser Pointer
• Error Correction Code (ECC)
• Ethernet
• Ethernet Adapter
• Ethernet Fabric
• Event
• Exception
• Expanded Memory Specification (EMS)
• Expansion Bus
• Expansion Card
• Expansion Port (E_Port)
• Expansion Slot
• ExpressCard
• Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
• Extended Data Out (EDO)
• Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA)
• External Hard Drive
• External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA)
• Fabric Port (F_Port)
• Fast Common Gateway Interface (FastCGI)
• Fat Client
• Fax Modem
• Fiber Channel (FC)
• Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
• File Virtualization
• Filtabyte
• Firmware
• Flash Memory
• Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diode (FOLED)
• Floating-Point Unit (FPU)
• Foneros
• Forklift Upgrade
• Frame
• Frankenpine
• Front and Back Ends
• Frontside Bus (FSB)
• Fusion Drive
• Future Proof
• Gatekeeper Transaction Message Protocol (GKTMP)
• Generic Port (G_Port)
• Geoport
• Gigabit (Gb)
• Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
• Gigahertz (GHz)
• Graphics Card
• Grid Computing
• Guard Band
• Hackintosh
• Handheld PC (HPC)
• Haptic
• Haptic Interface
• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Hardware (H/W)
• Hardware Authenticator
• Hardware Configuration
• Hardware Identification (HWID)
• Hardware Load Balancing Device (HLD)
• Hardware Management Console (HMC)
• Hardware Virtual Private Network (Hardware VPN)
• Hardware Virtualization
• Harvard Mark I
• Haswell
• Headless Computer
• Heads-Up Display (HUD)
• Heartbeat Cable
• Heat Sink
• Hibernate Mode
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
• High-Gain Antenna (HGA)
• High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
• Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)
• Hot Plugging
• Hot Spare
• Hub (Computing)
• Human Interface Device (HID)
• Hundred Dollar Laptop
• Hyperthreading (HT)
• HyperTransport Bus (HT)
• Identifier for Advertisers (IFA)
• Identity Token
• iDevice
• IEC Connector
• IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Standard
• iMac
• Image Scanner
• In-Cell Technology
• In-Row Cooling
• Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
• Industry Standard Architecture Bus (ISA Bus)
• Input Device
• Input/Output Device (I/O Device)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Integrated Circuit (IC)
• Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
• Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
• Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)
• Intelligent Input/Ouput (I2O)
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
• IntelliPoint
• Inter-IC (I2C)
• Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF)
• Internal Hard Drive
• International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)
• Interrupt Request (IRQ)
• Ion Pump
• IP Storage (IPS)
• iPad
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone Killer
• iPod
• ISDN Digital Subscriber Line (IDSL)
• Ivy Bridge
• Java Card
• Jumper
• Katmai
• Katmai (Pentium III Core)
• Keyboard
• Keyboard Wedge
• Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM)
• Keypad
• Kindle Fire
• Konrad Zuse
• Kryder's Law
• La Fonera
• Laptop
• Large-Scale Integration (LSI)
• Last Mile Technology
• Lazy Loading
• Legacy Device
• Legacy-Free PC
• Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
• Lightning Connector
• Liquid Cooling System (LCS)
• Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
• Liquid Crystal Display Monitor (LCD Monitor)
• Lithium-Ion battery (LIB)
• Load Balancer
• Local Drive
• Log-Periodic Antenna
• Logic Gate
• Longevity Testing
• Longitudinal Redundancy Check (LRC)
• Loop Capable Fabric Port (L_Port)
• Low-Level Language
• Mac Mini
• Macbook Air
• Machine To Machine (M2M)
• Macintosh Computer
• Mainframe
• Manchester Mark 1
• Massively Parallel Processing (MPP)
• Mean Swaps Between Failures (MSBF)
• Mean Time Between Breakdowns (MTBB)
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Mean Time Between Repair (MTBR)
• Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)
• Media Access Control Address (MAC Address)
• Megahertz (MHz)
• Memory
• Memory Address
• Memory Allocation
• Memory Chip
• Memory Dump
• Memory Leak
• Memory Mirroring
• Memory Stick
• Micro Channel Architecture (MCA)
• Micro-Electromechanical System (MEMS)
• Microcomputer
• Micron
• Microprocessor
• Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
• Minicomputer
• Mobile Computing Device (MCD)
• Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
• Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM)
• Modulation Fallback
• Monitor
• Monochrome
• Moore's Law
• Motherboard
• Mouse
• Mouse Pad
• Multicore
• Multifunction Peripheral (MFP)
• Multiple-In/Multiple-Out (MIMO)
• Multitasking
• Multithreading
• Multitouch
• Nanotechnology
• Near Field Communication Tag (NFC Tag)
• Netfinity
• Network Administration
• Network Computer (NC)
• Network Interface Card (NIC)
• Network PC (Net PC)
• Network Tap
• Nickel-Cadmium Battery (NiCd or NiCad)
• Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery (NiMH)
• Node
• Non-Volatile Memory (NVM)
• Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM)
• Non-Volatile Storage (NVS)
• Northbridge
• Nubus
• Number of Tiers (N-tier)
• Object Request Broker (ORB)
• Obsolete
• OmniTouch
• Open-Source Hardware
• Optical Drive
• Optical Fiber Cable
• Optical Mouse
• Optical Scanner
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Osborne 1
• Output Device
• Overclocking
• Pages Per Minute (PPM)
• Parallel Interface
• Parallel Port
• Parallel Processing
• Paravirtualization
• Passive Component
• Patch Cord
• Patch Panel
• PC Card
• PCI Extended (PCI-X)
• Pentium 4
• Peripheral
• Peripheral Component Interconnect Bus (PCI Bus)
• Peripheral Component Interconnect Express - PCI Express (PCI-E)
• Peripheral Device
• Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC)
• Personal Computer (PC)
• Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
• Personal System/2 (PS/2)
• Petaflop
• Phablet
• Phase-Change Cooling
• Physical Drive
• Pinout
• Pixel Pipelines
• Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
• Planned Obsolescence
• Platform
• Platform Development Kit (PDK)
• Plenum Cable
• Plug and Play (PnP)
• Plug Computer
• Pointing Stick
• Policy Awareness
• Port (an Application)
• Port Replicator
• Power Conditioner
• Power Cycling
• Power Macintosh (Power Mac)
• Power Supply
• Power-Up In Standby (PUIS)
• PowerPC
• Primary Memory
• Primary Server
• Print Queue
• Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
• Processor
• Processor Register
• Production Grade
• PS/2 Connector (PS/2)
• Punch Card
• QWERTY Keyboard
• R/390
• Rackmount Server
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Radio-On-Chip For Mobile (ROCm or RoC)
• RAID 5
• Raised Floor
• Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM)
• Raspberry Pi
• Read Only Memory (ROM)
• Real Number
• Reconfigurable Tactile Display (RTD)
• Rectifier
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (R3)
• Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)
• Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
• Redundant Array of Independent Nodes (RAIN)
• Refresh Rate
• Refurbished
• Registered Jack-11 (RJ-11)
• Registered Jack-45 (RJ45)
• RiscPC
• Router
• Routing Switch
• RS-422 and RS-423
• Sandy Bridge
• Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
• Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC)
• Scan Chain Reordering
• Secondary Memory
• Seek Time
• Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
• Semiconductor
• Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
• Serial Advanced Technology Attachment II (SATA II)
• Serial Port
• Serial Presence Detect (SPD)
• Server
• Server Accelerator Card
• Server Room
• Set-Top Box (STB)
• Shrink Wrap
• Silicon Valley
• Silver Satin
• Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer (Simputer)
• Single Connector Attachment (SCA)
• Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC)
• Single Inline Memory Module (SIMM)
• Single Point of Failure (SPOF)
• Slide Phone
• Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
• Smart Chip
• Smart Display
• Smartphone
• Socket 370
• Software Protection Dongle
• Software Switch
• Solaris
• Solid State
• Solid State Component
• Solid State Disk (SSD)
• Solid State Recorder (SSR)
• Solid-State Computer (SSC)
• Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
• Sound Card
• Southbridge
• SpaceMouse
• Spin-Up
• Spooling
• Spot Cooling
• ST-506 Interface
• Staggered Spin-Up
• Standard Operating Environment (SOE)
• Standard Parallel Port (SPP)
• Standby Power
• Static Random Access Memory (SRAM)
• Static Shielding Bag
• Static Timing Analysis
• Storage
• Storage Area Network (SAN)
• Storage Robot
• Straight-Through Cable
• Stress Testing
• Super-video (S-Video)
• Supercomputer
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Surge Protector
• Swirl
• Switching
• Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
• Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
• System on a Chip (SoC)
• System Software
• System Unit
• T-1 Carrier
• Tablet
• Tegra 3
• Telecommunications Closet (TC)
• Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturer (TEM)
• Teraflop
• Terminal
• Terminal Node Controller (TNC)
• Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC)
• Thick Client
• Thin Client
• Throughput
• Thumb Drive
• Thunderbolt
• Thyristor
• TiBook
• Toaster
• Torture Test
• TOSLINK
• Touch Screen
• TrackPoint
• Triple Core
• Trouble Ticket
• Trusted PC (TC)
• Tweak Freak
• Tweaking
• Twisted-Pair Cable
• Two-Spindle System
• Ultra Large-Scale Integration (ULSI)
• Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)
• Underclocking
• Unicast Address
• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
• Unique Device Identifier (UDID)
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0)
• Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0)
• Upgrade (UPG)
• USB Connector
• USB Flash Drive
• USB On-The-Go (USB OTG)
• V.35
• Value Added Reseller (VAR)
• Vampire Tap
• Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI)
• Very High Density Cable Interconnect (VHDCI)
• Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)
• Video Card
• Video Game Console
• Video Graphics Array (VGA)
• Video Graphics Array (VGA) Connector
• Video Random Access Memory (VRAM)
• Video Server
• Virtual Floppy Disk
• Virtual I/O (VIO)
• Virtual Keyboard
• Virtual Machine (VM)
• Virtual Memory (VM)
• Virtualization
• Virtualization Stack
• Volatile Storage
• Von Neumann Bottleneck
• Warm Plugging
• Watchdog Timer (WDT)
• Water Cooling
• Waveform
• Web Server
• White Space Device (WSD)
• Willamette
• Wireless Access Point (WAP)
• Wireless Modem
• Wirth's Law
• Workstation (WS)
• World Wide Name (WWN)
• X Terminal
• X.Org Server
• x86 Architecture
• XJACK
• Zero Client