Glossary; Install Cpu - Intel 695AS User Manual

2-3 Install CPU

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Glossary

Chipset (or core logic) − − − − two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between
the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket − − − − the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.
Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) − − − − the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
AGP − − − − Accelerated Graphics Port − − − − a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X
(66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz).
PCI − − − − Peripheral Component Interconnect − − − − a high speed interface for video cards, sound
cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA − − − − Industry Standard Architecture − − − − a relatively low speed interface primarily used for
sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.
Serial Port − − − − a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port − − − − a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 − − − − a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB − − − − Universal Serial Bus − − − − a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,
scanners, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) − − − − the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and
speakers, mic, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN (interface) − − − − Local Area Network − − − − the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) − − − − the program logic used to boot up a computer and
establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver − − − − software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or
other software.
Processor − − − − the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for
doing the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency
The working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for
CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache
The flash memory inside the CPU, normally Pentium III CPU has 256K or above, while
Celeron CPU will have 128K.
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