General Technical Knowledge Base

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices, one of which is usually a portable device such as a smartphone, to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm (1.6 in) of each other.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.

The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a technical standard defined by Intel that specifies the operation of Serial ATA (SATA) host controllers in a non-implementation-specific manner.

A DIMM or dual in-line memory module comprises a series of dynamic random-access memory integrated circuits.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used on UDP/IP networks.

A personal identification number (PIN) is a numeric or alpha-numeric password or code used in the process of authenticating or identifying a user to a system and system to a user.

An image viewer or image browser is a computer program that can display stored graphical images.

A patch is a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update, fix, or improve it.

M.2, formerly known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a specification from 2013 for internally mounted computer expansion cards and associated connectors.

MEDION AG is a German consumer electronics company owned by Lenovo. It operates in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company's main products are computers and notebooks, but also smartphones, tablet computers, digital cameras, TVs, refrigerators, toasters, and fitness equipment.

Roaming is a wireless telecommunication term typically used with mobile devices (like mobile phones).

A Registered Jack (RJ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a service provided by a local exchange carrier or long distance carrier.

Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot devices.

A sound card (also known as an audio card) is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs.

Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

SCART is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment.

TOSLINK (from TOShiba-LINK) is a standardized optical fiber connector system.

Motion interpolation or motion-compensated frame interpolation (MCFI) is a form of video processing.

In telecommunications, a multi-band device is a communication device that supports multiple radio frequency bands.

The script command is a Unix utility that records a terminal session.