Define ASCII File | What is ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
Commonly used term to refer to a text file that contains only data as set forth by the American Standard Code for Information Interchange to conform to their standard.
Define AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) | What is AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
An Intel- designed expansion port found on Pentium II and later computers that allows a separate data path for display adapters.
Define Address Bus - What is Address Bus
A group of parallel conductors (circuit traces) found on the motherboard that are used by the CPU (central processing unit) to "address" memory locations. Determines what information or code is sent to or received from the data bus.
Define Access Speed - What is Access Speed
The time required to complete read or write instructions as required by the memory controller chip. Usually measured in nanoseconds (ns) for memory chips and milliseconds (ms) for disk drives. Most manufacturers rate average access time on a hard disk as the time required for a seek across one third of the total number of cylinders plus one half of the time for a single revolution of the disk platters.
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