computer jargon terminator A
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 21:03 — computerman
- Asus – One of the leading manufacturers of notebooks and motherboards, ASUStek Computer Incorporated or ASUS is a Taiwanese multinational company founded in 1989 by TH Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and MT Liao – all former computer engineers for Acer. The name Asus comes from the last four letters of the winged mythical horse, Pegasus. The founders chose to use Asus to give the company a high position in alphabetical listings.
- Artic – the cooling company, manufacturer of computer products
- Atom (Intel Atom processor) – The Intel Atom is the brand name for the x86 and x86-64 CPUs or microprocessors used chiefly for Netbooks. The Atom is currently Intel’s smallest chip utilizing the world’s smallest transistors. Another feature of the Atom, apart from its size is its power-efficiency, thus enabling extended battery life for devices that use it.
- ADSL – Also known as your broadband connection. Assymetric digital subscriber line or ADSL, is a data communications technology similar to DSL, but with a faster data transmission rate over ordinary copper telephone lines compared to what a voiceband modem could provide. Utilizing a microfilter, or splitter, that allows a single telephone connection to simultaneously be used for voice calls and data transmission, ADSL is faster in receiving data than sending it.
- Advent – Advent Computers is a specialized computer company that build machines for both home and businesses
They are a brand of computer distributed by PC World and DSG Retail. - Acer – Acer Incorporated is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world behind HP and Dell, Inc. Established in 1976 by founders Stan Shih, wife Carolyn Yeh and five others under the name Multitech, it was renamed ACER in 1987 and is a Taiwan-based multinational electronics company that produces desktops, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, storage, displays, monitors, peripherals and e-business services.
- Ameritrends – (bios)
- Apple - Apple Inc., formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., was established in April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company dropped the “computer” in its name on January 9, 2007 to reflect its foray into consumer electronics, like the iPhone and iPod. Fortune magazine has named Apple as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world in 2009. Are you listening, Microsoft?