Techno Freak

LAN (Local Area Network) - A computer network that covers only a small area usually within one building.

MAN - A high speed network designed to link together sites in a metropolitan or campus area. A network spanning a geographical area greater than a LAN but less than a WAN (Wide Area Network). This type of network typically spans an area from a few city blocks to a greater metropolitan region.

WAN (Wide Area Network) - A network or group of networks that span a large geographical area.

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The main board in the computer also called the system board. The CPU, ROM chips, SIMMs, DIMMs, RIMMs and interface cards are plugged into the motherboard.

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- A technology that uses cable TV lines for data transmission requiring a modem at each end. From the modem, a network cable connects to a NIC in the user’s PC.

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Soft boot - To restart a PC without turning off the power. For example, by pressing three keys at the same time (Ctrl, Alt and Del). Also called warm boot.

Hard boot - Restart the computer by turning off the power or by pressing the reset button. Also called a ‘cold boot’.

Blog - A Blog is the short for a Weblog and is a journal which is available on the Internet. A Blog is frequently updated and this is known as ‘blogging’. The person who keeps a blog is a ‘Blogger’. Blogs usually represent the personal thoughts of the ‘Blogger’.