Term:	32-bit flat memory mode
ID:	12431
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	07/18/14
Definition:	A protected processing mode used early in the boot process by Windows NT/2000/XP to process programs written in 32-bit code.

Term:	64 bit
ID:	12432
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	07/18/14
Definition:	A CPU processing mode that processes 64 bits at a time. The AMD Athlon 64 and the Intel Itaninum CPUs use this mode..

Term:	access point (AP)
ID:	11567
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	11/10/05
Definition:	A hardware device or a computer's software that acts as a communication hub for users of a wireless device to connect to a wired LAN. APs are important for providing heightened wireless security and for extending the physical range of service a wireless user has access to.

Term:	ACPI
ID:	10145
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	02/11/03
Definition:	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface-``Specification developed by Intel, Compaq, Phoenix, Microsoft, and Toshiba to control power on notebooks and other devices. Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP support ACPI.

Term:	Active Directory
ID:	10836
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	04/09/03
Definition:	A Windows 2000 directory database service that allows for a single point of administration for all shared resources on a network, including files, peripheral devices, databases, Web sites, users, and services.

Term:	Active Partition
ID:	10213
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	02/18/03
Definition:	The hard drive partition used to boot the OS.

Term:	ActiveX
ID:	11243
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	07/22/03
Definition:	A loosely defined set of technologies developed by Microsoft. ActiveX is an outgrowth of two other Microsoft technologies called OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) and COM (Component Object Model). As a moniker, ActiveX can be very confusing because it applies to a whole set of COM-based technologies. Most people, however, think only of ActiveX controls, which represent a specific way of implementing ActiveX technologies. Courtesy of WebOpedia.com

Term:	adapter address
ID:	11082
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	05/31/03
Definition:	A 6-byte hexadecimal hardware address unique to each NIC card and assigned by the manufacturer. The address is often printed on the adapter. An example is 00 00 0C 08 2F 35. Also called a physical address, a MAC address, or a hardware address.

Term:	administrator account
ID:	10614
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	03/20/03
Definition:	In Windows NT/2000/XP, an account that grants to the administrator(s) rights and permissions to all hardware and software resources, such as the right to add, delete, and change accounts and to change hardware configurations.

Term:	Advanced Options Menu
ID:	10858
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	04/09/03
Definition:	A Windows 2000/XP menu that appears when you press F8 as Windows starts. The menu can be used to troubleshoot problems when loading Windows 2000/XP.

Term:	adware
ID:	12413
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	01/14/08
Definition:	Software installed on a computer that produces pop-up ads using your browser; the ads are often based on your browsing habits.

Term:	AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
ID:	10174
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	02/13/03
Definition:	A bus or slot on a motherboard for a single video card that transfers video data from the CPU and runs at a frequency synchronized with the system bus.

Term:	AirPort
ID:	11568
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	11/10/05
Definition:	Apple Computers name for Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless LAN devices.

Term:	allocation blocks
ID:	11019
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	05/05/03
Definition:	Sets of hard drive sectors used by a Macintosh computer where the Mac file system stores files.

Term:	answer file
ID:	10837
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	04/09/03
Definition:	A text file that contains information that Windows NT/2000/XP requires in order to do an unattended installation.

Term:	antivirus (AV) software
ID:	11208
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	07/21/03
Definition:	Utility programs that prevent infection or scan a system to detect and remove viruses. McAfee Associates? VirusScan and Norton AntiVirus are tow popular AV packages.

Term:	API
ID:	10146
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	02/11/03
Definition:	Application Program Interface-``A method used by an application program to call another program or the OS to perform a utility task.

Term:	Apple Computer Inc.
ID:	10600
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	03/08/03
Definition:	Makers of Mac computers. Click Here to visit their Web Site.

Term:	Apple menu
ID:	11020
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	05/05/03
Definition:	The Mac OS menu accessed by an apple icon in the upper-left corner of the desktop. The Apple menu contains options that are always available no matter what application you are in.

Term:	application
ID:	10002
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	10/27/02
Definition:	Used to accomplish a particular task, an application is software written to supplement the commands available to a particular operating system. Each application is specifically compiled (configured) for the operating system it is going to run on.

Term:	Application layer
ID:	11083
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	05/31/03
Definition:	The OSI layer responsible for interfacing with the application using the network.

Term:	ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
ID:	11178
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	07/17/03
Definition:	A protocol that TCP/IP uses to translate IP addresses into physical network addresses (MAC addresses).

Term:	AUTOEXEC.BAT
ID:	10175
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	02/13/03
Definition:	A startup text file used by DOS and Windows 9x to provide backward-compatibility. It executes commands automatically during the boot process and is used to create a 16-bit environment.

Term:	Automated System Recovery (ASR)
ID:	10874
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	04/09/03
Definition:	The Windows XP process that allows you to restore an entire hard drive volume or logical drive to its state at the time the backup of the volume was made.

Term:	backup domain controller (BDC)
ID:	10615
Source:	GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added:	03/20/03
Definition:	In Windows NT, a computer on a network that holds a read-only copy of the SAM (security accounts manager) database.