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  • pipeline burst cache

    A pipeline burst cache is a cache or storage area for a computer processor that is designed to be read from or written to in a pipelining succession of four data transfers (or bursts) in which later bursts can start to flow or transfer before the fir...  Definition

  • magnetoresistive head technology

    Magnetoresistive (MR) head technology is used in disk drives to allow higher storage densities than the older inductive-head technology.  Definition

  • shadow RAM

    Shadow RAM is a copy of Basic Input/Output Operating System (BIOS) routines from read-only memory (ROM) into a special area of random access memory (RAM) so that they can be accessed more quickly.  Definition

  • video RAM (VRAM)

    Video RAM (VRAM) means in general all forms of random access memory (RAM) used to store image data for a computer display.  Definition

  • Jaz drive

    A Jaz drive is a small, portable hard disk drive used primarily for backing up and archiving personal computer files.  Definition

  • volume

    In computers, a volume is an identifiable unit of data storage that is sometimes (but not always) physically removable from the computer or storage system.  Definition

  • hard disk

    A hard disk is part of a unit, often called a "disk drive," "hard drive," or "hard disk drive," that stores and provides relatively quick access to large amounts of data on an electromagnetically charged surface or set of surfaces.  Definition

  • exabyte (EB)

    An exabyte (EB) is a large unit of computer data storage, two to the sixtieth power bytes.  Definition

  • Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM)

    Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM) is a memory subsystem that promises to transfer up to 1.6 billion bytes per second.  Definition

  • protected mode

    Protected mode is a mode of program operation in a computer with an Intel-based microprocessor in which the program is restricted to addressing a specific contiguous area of 640 kilobytes.  Definition

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