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  2. Glossary of computer hardware terms - Wikipedia

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    See also References External links A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) A dedicated video bus standard introduced by INTEL enabling 3D graphics capabilities; commonly present on an AGP slot on the motherboard. (Presently a historical expansion card standard, designed for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard (and considered high-speed at launch, one of the last off-chip parallel ...

  3. Branch (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    A branch, jump or transfer is an instruction in a computer program that can cause a computer to begin executing a different instruction sequence and thus deviate from its default behavior of executing instructions in order.

  4. Computer network - Wikipedia

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    An internetwork is the connection of multiple different types of computer networks to form a single computer network using higher-layer network protocols and connecting them together using routers. The Internet is the largest example of internetwork. It is a global system of interconnected governmental, academic, corporate, public, and private ...

  5. Networking hardware - Wikipedia

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    Networking hardware, also known as network equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices that are required for communication and interaction between devices on a computer network. Specifically, they mediate data transmission in a computer network. [ 1 ]

  6. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    NNTP—Network News Transfer Protocol; NOC—Network Operations Center; NOP—No OPeration; NOS—Network Operating System; NP—Nondeterministic Polynomial time; NPL—Netscape Public License; NPTL—Native POSIX Thread Library; NPU—Network Processing Unit; NS—Netscape; NSIS—Nullsoft Scriptable Install System; NSPR—Netscape Portable ...

  7. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Pictures and films created using computers. Usually, the term refers to computer-generated image data created with the help of specialized graphical hardware and software. It is a vast and recently developed area of computer science. computer network. Also data network. A digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.

  8. Backbone network - Wikipedia

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    A backbone or core network is a part of a computer network which interconnects networks, providing a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks. [1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas.

  9. List of information technology initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Network-attached storage Hardware / Storage Computer data storage: NAT: Network Address Translation Internet Layer Cisco Internet Protocol Journal: A look Inside Network Address Translators: NBMA: Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (e.g. Frame Relay ATM) Telecom See ATM, Frame Relay and X.25, for examples. NIC: Network Interface Card Physical layer ...