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Regarding a computer processor, MHz is short for megahertz and is one million Hertz. An oscillator circuit supplies a small amount of electricity to a crystal each second that’s measured in kHz, MHz, or GHz. “Hz” is an abbreviation of Hertz, and “k” represents Kilo (thousand), “M” represents Mega (million), and “G” represents Giga (thousand million). The first computer processors or CPUs () operated in kHz. For example, the first processor, the Intel 4004, operated at 740 kHz....

NTN may refer to any of the following: The NTN (network terminal number) is a set of digits that make up the full address of the end point to a data terminal. It is either a ten or eleven digit number found in the CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) X.25 14-digit address. The NTN is ten digits in length when it is not part of a national integrated numbering format....

Shorthand for parent in room, PIR is used in text-based communications to indicate that a parental authority figure is close by, and could see what is discussed. CD9, Chat terms, POS Related information Top 10 terms every parent should know. Protect children from harmful material and people on the Internet.

Recent may refer to any of the following: In general, recent is a term that describes anything that happened not long ago or is new. For example, you can visit our what’s new page to find recent changes and new pages on Computer Hope. Alternatively known as recent documents, recent is a feature found in almost all programs that list files opened in the last few months or the last ten files opened in general....

The Vectrex is a video game console first released in 1982 that features vector graphics, using lines rather than pixels to create images. Unlike other systems that connected to a television set, the Vectrex came with its own monitor, which was oriented vertically rather than horizontally. Games were loaded using cartridges, and its controller featured four buttons and a joystick. The Vectrex’s reception was positive due to its use of 3D and rotational effects to achieve unprecedented graphics, but sales were lackluster due to the video game crash of 1983....

Short for windows, icons, menus, pointer, WIMP is a term coined by Merzouga Wilberts to describe a type of GUI (graphical user interface) interaction first used with the Xerox Alto computer. Today, computer operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS are interacted with using WIMP. For example, in Microsoft Windows each of the programs are opened on the computer by double-clicking an icon with your mouse pointer. Once a program is opened (like your browser window), it is contained within a window....

In the late 1970s Microsoft licensed Unix source code from AT&T, which at the time was not licensing the name UNIX. Therefore, Microsoft created its own name called: Xenix. Microsoft never sold Xenix directly to end-users and relied on OEMs such as Intel, Tandy, Altos, and SCO to provided a customized version of Xenix to their customers. After the AT&T breakup, AT&T sold UNIX and in 1987 Microsoft transferred its ownership to SCO who continued to support the product and later released a version called SCO UNIX....

Alternatively known as a DMZ host, DMZ is short for demilitarized zone and is a buffer area between outside users (the Internet) and a private (local) server. DMZs are often used by corporations and contain a device that accepts Internet traffic such as DNS, FTP and Web servers. By default, DMZ is disabled on most routers to add an extra layer of security. However, port forwarding is enabled on a network router, the DMZ may need to be turned on as well....

Shorthand for get back to work, GBTW is used in chat and other text-based communications to tell someone else they should get back to work and stop playing around. Chat terms Related information Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know. What are the most important computer terms I should know?

Help may refer to any of the following: Help is a term that describes assisting another person with a problem. With computers and most products, help is often handled by technical support through a website, like Computer Hope, a company’s website, e-mail, or over the phone. Most companies offer free help for a product while it’s under warranty and may charge for support once a product is no longer under warranty....

Jimdo is a web hosting service, owned and operated by Jimdo GmbH, that allows users to build a website. It provides users with a WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) web authoring tool, so users do not need to know HTML language to create a website. Users create their website and Jimdo hosts the website on their servers. Jimdo was started in February 2007 and provides three types of web authoring and hosting services: JimdoFree, JimdoPro, and JimdoBusiness....

Linpus Linux is a Linux variant based on Fedora, created by the Taiwanese company Linpus Technologies, Inc. It is designed to for Asian users, with full Unicode support for Japanese and Chinese languages. A special version for netbooks and other low-cost hardware called Linpus Lite comes pre-installed on some computers. For instance, Acer has offered Linpus preinstalled on some of its Aspire netbooks. Another special version called Linpus Media Center is specifically designed for audio and video playback....

Pink may refer to any of the following: Pink is color with a low saturation red hue. For example, this text is pink. As an HTML color code, pink is represented as #FFC0CB, which is hexadecimal for 128 red, 0 green, and 128 blue. With color-coded ports, pink is the color used to identify the line in audio port used with a microphone. See our color-coded page for further information and other color-coded colors....

RAS may refer to any of the following: Short for remote access server, RAS allows users using either TCP/IP, IPX, or NetBUEI from a modem to log onto a Microsoft Windows NT network. Short for row address select or row access strobe, RAS is signal that the CPU or other hardware device, such as a video card, sends to the RAM. The signal contains information about where to locate the data in a row in the computer RAM....

Using secrecy to implement or design something securely is called security through obscurity. More plainly, it refers to any form of information security that relies on keeping something hidden. An example would be keeping private files in a location on a filesystem where a malicious third-party would be unlikely look. Security through obscurity is a weak form of security and is strongly discouraged. Security terms Related information Computer security help and support....

Introduced on November 10, 2015, by Valve, a Steam Machine is a specialty gaming PC. It runs a modified version of Linux called SteamOS. The Steam Machine attempted to make PC gaming appeal to Xbox and PlayStation players who preferred the comfort of playing with a controller from their couch. Multiple versions of the Steam Machine are available from various PC manufacturers such as Alienware and CyberPowerPC. In the picture is an example of a Steam Machine from Alienware....

A color setting of at least 24-bits per pixel in a graphic, 24-bit color or true color is the capability of displaying 16.7 million (224) color tones. 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, Bit, Color terms, Video terms Related information What’s the difference between 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit color?

Visual Studio, also known as Microsoft Visual Studio and VS, is an integrated development environment for Microsoft Windows. It is a tool for writing computer programs, websites, web apps, and web services. It includes a code editor, debugger, GUI design tool, and database schema designer, and supports most major revision control systems. It is available in both a free “Community” edition and a paid commercial version. Programming languages supported by Visual Studio C C++ C# Visual Basic ....

Zero filling describes a type of low-level format of a hard drive or another storage device where the device is erased by writing zeroes to every bit. It is often used to thoroughly and securely erase all data, to make it impossible for data to be recovered later. Zero filling is a way to protect personal data from being stolen. In addition to securely erasing data, zero filling can sometimes be used to fix a corrupted hard drive or a hard drive that is heavily infected with viruses....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 16 Time Required 45 minutes Sections 5 N131WU Laptop Access to main components 4 steps Solid State Disk (SSD) 2 steps RAM (Memory) 2 steps Battery 1 step Motherboard 7 steps Flags 4 Bullets! Better coordination with markups and the color/type of bullets will help make this guide more clear! Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff....