Networking
An address in the range of 169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255 that is automatically assigned by the operating system.
What is Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)?
The process to check main hardware components of the computer when it starts.
What is Power On Self Test (POST)?
When installing this component, use thermal paste to attach the heat sink.
What is the CPU?
This is defined as the release of static electricity when two objects come in contact.
What is ESD (Electrostatic Discharge)?
Mistakenly called an "Apple charger," this cable is used to charge some Apple products starting with the iPhone 5.
What is a Lightning cable?
A protocol that uses ICMP echo request messages to test connectivity between devices.
What is Ping?
A CPU architecture that uses a relatively small set of instructions.
What is Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)?
A component that requires standoffs and is installed using an I/O plate.
What is the motherboard?
A power supply form factor that was originally designed for network server, but is now commonly used in high-end desktop models.
What is EPS12V?
This provides Internet connectivity from cellular providers to other devices using a wire connection.
What is tethering?
Addressing that is hard coded onto the network interface card by the manufacturer.
What is a MAC address?
A chip designed to secure hardware by storing encryption keys, digital certificates, and other data for the host system for hardware authentication.
What is Trusted Platform Module (TPM)?
The most common type of connection used on internal mechanical hard drives.
What is SATA?
Software used to manage the host computer resources and VMs on the host computer.
What is a hypervisor?
Enables mobile devices to establish radio communications with other devices by placing the devices close together or by touching them together.
What is Near Field Communication (NFC)?
Self assigned IP addresses used by a device to communicate with other computers connected to the same network within the same IP address range.
What is a link-local address?
A BIOS/UEFI security feature that consists of two programs; the Persistence Module and the Application Agent.
What is LoJack?
A chip that performs the rapid mathematical calculations required to render graphics.
What is a graphics processing unit (GPU)?
A nonvolatile memory chip that can be erased by exposing it to strong ultraviolet light.
What is EPROM?
This cellular technology introduced digital voice and text messaging capabilities.
What is 2G?
A protocol used to convert a private IP address to an Internet-routable address.
What is Network Address Translation (NAT)?
A high-speed connection between an AMD CPU and the Northbridge chip.
What is HyperTransport?
A standard for connecting peripheral and storage devices in a daisy-chain fashion.
What is Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)?
Internal cache that is integrated into the CPU.
What is L1 Cache?
This European cell phone manufacture once used an OS called Symbian, before being bought by Microsoft and switching to Windows Mobile. It now runs Android.
What is Nokia?