Beginners: Entering the computer world of being your own IT is entering a whole world of computer acronyms. I have never really been fond of acronyms because they don’t tell me anything. However, get use to it because they are here to stay and for pete’s sake you are just expected to know. Why are you expected to know? I don’t know. Me, I end up looking up the meaning of every stinking one of them (pardon my language). But pretty much the other computer language is in ACRONYMS. Occasionally, some kind soul will spell it out for you but don’t get use to it. However, I concede, once you do know them they are good short cuts.

acronym
\AK-ruh-nim\

noun
Meaning

: a word formed from the beginning letter or letters of each or most of the parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation formed from initial letters
Discovered today:
my test computer built in 2004 has:

1 AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port.) This slot holds the card that connects to my monitor and I am sure runs at a higher speed..

5 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slots available . These hold my modem card and sound card and I guess any other cards I want to add. I don’t think I have a PCI-E (express) slots which supports other video cards.(I think) But I could be wrong which is why I am a beginner and why the forum has moderators.

On to more unchartered terrirory.

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