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Palomino
the code name for AMD's mobile Athlon processor. It will be available in the second half of 2000 and contain 256KB of on-die L2 and will also feature PowerNow! The mobile version of the Thunderbird.
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Pcb
Printed Circuit Board
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Pci
Peripheral Component Interconnect. Solt card interface. PCI is a standardized architecture that provides a high-speed data path between peripherals and the CPU. [image]
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PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. A standards body that develops standards for portable accessories like network cards.
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Peer-to-peer network
Network of minimal security where all computers can act as a server to the other computers on the network. ie Napster
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PetaByte
1 Petabyte equal to 1024 terabytes or approx. 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. 1 PB has the value of 2 to the power of 50.
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PGA
Pin Grid Array, the method in which the CPU uses to interact with the CPU socket. [image]
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Pincushin
Corrects the curve at the vertical edges of a monitors display.
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port
Receptacle that connects to a cable.
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POST
Power On Self Test, a quick the BIOS does on the components in the computer to make sure everything is working when you first turn it on.
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PowerNow!
technology used by AMD processors to extend battery life for notebooks. It adjusts the power draw of the processor to correspond to the demand of the current application. Can improve battery life by 30%.
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print server
Network device that connects at least one printer to be shared among network users.
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Processor
Short for Central Processing Unit or CPU, the brains of any computer. The Intel Pentium line of processors and the AMD Duron and Athlon processors are classed as CPU's.
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PSU
Power Suppy Unit - The powersupply supplies electricity to the motherboard, device drives and any other peripherials in the computer. [image]
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