The Insides of a Computer – What everything means

PCs — By kurteng on May 16, 2008 8:45 am

Acronyms:

CPU – Central Processing Unit
FSB – Front Side Bus
mobo – Motherboard
MHz/GHZ – Megahertz/Gigahertz
ATX – Advanced Technology Extended (micro as a prefix)
OS – Operating System
DIMM – Dual In-line Memory Modules
RAM – Random Access Memory
MB/GB – Megabyte/Gigabyte
HDD – Hard Drive Disk
IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics
PATA – Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
PCIe x16 – Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
PS/PSU – Power Supply (Unit)
USB – Universial Serial Bus

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