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Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

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Internet communication

cable select (CSEL)

Internet; Internet communication

Used when installing a PnP (Plug and Play) ATA/IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drive so that the computer automatically configures the drive as either master or slave.

cable sleeving

Internet; Internet communication

A category of cable organization products, such as split-loom tubing and heat shrink, that help keep cables neat and improve airflow inside the PC case.

cable splitter

Internet; Internet communication

A device that divides the signals intended for the cable modem and the television.

cabling diagram

Internet; Internet communication

A map of the cables that connect components to a computer system. The map shows how each component is connected to the computer.

cache buffer

Internet; Internet communication

A cache buffer is the area of RAM (usually 2MB or less in a PC) that exists within nearly all newer hard drives, CD-RW (CD-rewriteable) drives, and DVD-ROM drives, giving the microprocessor faster ...

cache card

Internet; Internet communication

A board inside the computer that provides quick storage. Some computers have built-in cache cards; others have slots where a cache card can be installed.

cache controller

Internet; Internet communication

The cache controller in L2 cache memory receives fetch (read) requests from the CPU, looks up the appropriate cache lines in the cache's tag RAM, and tells the cache's data store to send the lines of ...

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