Is there a Motherboard Definition List?

[george41407]

There are so many terms used for motherboards, and some of them I dont
understand. When I do learn that one, and other comes along.
For example, what is RAID, FSB, SOUTH BRIDGE, IGP, etc....
Is there an online "dictionary" for these terms?

Thanks

George

 

[Paul]

There are so many terms used for motherboards, and some of them I dont
understand. When I do learn that one, and other comes along.
For example, what is RAID, FSB, SOUTH BRIDGE, IGP, etc....
Is there an online "dictionary" for these terms?

Thanks

George

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_side_bus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbridge_(computing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit#Integrated_graphics_solutions

From http://www.wikipedia.org/

Requires selecting the right instance of definition from a list.

Paul

 

[Frank McCoy]

There are so many terms used for motherboards, and some of them I dont
understand. When I do learn that one, and other comes along.
For example, what is RAID, FSB, SOUTH BRIDGE, IGP, etc....
Is there an online "dictionary" for these terms?

RAID = Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
A method of automatic backup or (in some cases) making one *huge* disk
out of many drives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

IGP is network related:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci214018,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_Gateway_Protocol

FSB is "Front Side Bus"; generally relating to how fast your processor
accesses memory and such.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_side_bus

SOUTH BRIDGE is the chip used for access to most PC peripherals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbridge_(computing)

Google and Wikipedia are your friends in looking up computer terms.

 

[Victor]

There are so many terms used for motherboards, and some of them I dont
understand. When I do learn that one, and other comes along.
For example, what is RAID, FSB, SOUTH BRIDGE, IGP, etc....
Is there an online "dictionary" for these terms?

Thanks

George

http://www.tyan.com/archive/support/html/glossary.html