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Twisted-Pair Cable
The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally a Hub or Switch) is
called a straight-through Twisted Pair Ethernet (TPE). The end connectors are called
RJ-45 connectors, which are not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors. If
connecting two computers together without a hub in between, a crossover twisted-pair
is required.
UltraDMA/66 or 100
UltraDMA/66 or 100 are new specications to improve IDE transfer rates. Unlike
traditional PIO mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to
transfer data, UltraDMA/66 or 100 uses both rising edge and falling edge.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such
as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN to be automatically
congured when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or reboot.
With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your computer can be
eliminated.
Windows
The name of the operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation and used on
this computer.