H
hard disk drive
See disk drive.
hardware
The physical parts of your computer, including the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, cables, and circuit cards.
hot swap
A method used to insert or remove SCSI disk drives into or from an operating bus. This method is typically used in RAID subsystems. When used in
I
IC
(Integrated Circuit) An electronic device that contains miniaturized circuitry.
IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of hard disk drive with the control circuitry located inside the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card.
interface.
A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that enables them to exchange data. See also parallel port and serial port.
ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) An industry standard for computers and circuit cards that transfer 16 bits of data at a time.
J
jumper
A small electrical connector used for configuration on some computer hardware.
K
(Kilobyte)
1,024 bytes. See also byte.
L
LAN
(Local Area Network) A group of computers linked together within a limited area to exchange information.
LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) The type of video display used in portable computers.
