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GLOSSARY
USB
USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus. USB can connect computer
peripherals such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, printers, personal media
players, fl ash drives, Network Adapters, and external hard drives. For the most
part, USB has made interfaces such as serial and parallel ports obsolete.
VESA
VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) is an international standards
entity for computer graphics. The initial goal of VESA was to produce a standard
for the 800 x 600 SVGA resolution displays. However, the VESA standard
has produced several standards which relate to the function of video devices
on personal computers. DisplayPort is also a VESA technology that supports
connections to digital displays.
VGA
Video Graphics Array (VGA) initially refers to the display hardware which was
introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987. However, it is also used
to defi ne the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector, as well as a resolution of
640 x 480.
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