General Technical Knowledge Base

A cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable.

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.

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm of each other.

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.

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.

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

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

Secure Digital (SD) is a non-volatile memory card format developed by the SD Card Association (SDA) for use in portable devices.

In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information.

A touchscreen is a display device that allows the user to interact with a computer by using their finger.