Glossary
A
address
(1) A number used by system software to identify a data storage location.
(2) In networking, a unique code that identifies a node to the network.
ASIC
Application-specific integrated circuit.
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment. See also SATA.
B
A bank can be:
bank
(1) Interleaving within a single device on a DDR1 SDRAM.
(2) A pair of adjacent DIMMs.
See interleaving.
BGA
Ball grid array.
boot
The process of reading initial software into the computer.
bus
A set of conductors that connect various functional units within a computer.
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