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Jun 16 2009

Common Computer Acronyms

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Beginners and novices to the computer industry will come across tons of acronyms in their journeys of this technology phenomenon.  Computers are very complex machines and the technology gurus and hardware makers came up with a slew of acronyms, not only because they are easier to remember, but also because it saves a lot of typing and writing.  Listed below are twenty very common acronyms that you will most undoubtedly encounter sometime during the lifespan of you using a personal computer.

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DDR

Double Data Rate (Memory)

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BIOS

Basic Input/Output System (MB  Chip)

3

ATA

Advanced Technology Attachment (Peripheral Spec)

4

CPU

Central Processing Unit (Main Chip - The Brains)

5

HD

Hard Drive

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DVD

Digital Versatile Disc

7

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect (Accessory Card Or Slot)

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CRT

Cathode Ray Tube (VGA Monitor)

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CD

Compact Disc

10

USB

Universal Serial Bus

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API

Application Program Interface (Software Connector)

12

PDF

Portable Document Format (Adobe)

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HDMI

High Definition Multimedia Interface

14

DOS

Disk Operating System

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PNP

Plug-N-Play

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DVI

Digital Video Interface (LCD Monitor)

17

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

18

UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply

19

POP

Post Office Protocol (Email Receiving)

20

VOIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol

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Apr 22 2009

The Definition Of Organic Traffic

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With so much emphasis put on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), you need to understand organic traffic and what it means.  New websites on the Internet need to drive visitors to their site to become more popular and attract more people to their website.  There are many different ways to increase your visitor and page views, but the most important is to get organic traffic.

Organic traffic simply stated is web traffic which comes from unpaid listings, such as search engines and directories.  Organic traffic can be generated or increased by getting your website listed on search engines (mainly Google and Yahoo!), directories and award sites.  Organic traffic is the most important way to get visitors to your website.

Search engines rely heavily on displaying higher search results for websites that have many inbound and outbound links, so get your website listed on as many popular sites as you can, and you will see a rise of organic traffic to your web pages, and in return this could lead to a higher PageRank.

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