Computer/Technical Jargon
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EFI: Extensible Firmware Interface. EFI is designed to replace the BIOS, which has been arond since the earliest PC's. EFI is a set of low-level programs that get your computer up and running, just like the BIOS. However, the EFI has more control of your hardware. In fact, the EFI takes all control over the hardware away from the Operating System. EFI will not replace the BIOS any time soon. Right now, EFI is used only on Macs.
Ethernet: A technology for communicating between multiple computers.
E-mail: Electronic mail. The idea of e-mail is the same as regular mail. You send a message. Regular mail doesn't limit you sending just letters, neither does e-mail. E-mail was designed a long time ago when the idea of misuse wasn't thought of. Therefore, the header can be distorted. The header in an e-mail is supposed to contain who sent the e-mail, who you reply to, the senders IP address, the receipitant, all the computers this message went through, and important information on the type of message the e-mail is. The last item includes whether it is a plain text e-mail or one in HTML format and which character encoding is used. There may also be other information in the header. But, any and all of that information can be changed, making it harder to track bad e-mails, such as spam.
EM64T:Enhanced Memory 64-bit Technology. This is AMD's 64-bit technology on an Intel CPU. However, there are some small differences as AMD wanted to play games with Intel the same way as Intel always played games with AMD. One such game is the fact that Intel would not deign and use AMD's name when using AMD's technology. In any event, this technology is owned by AMD, but due to a court order anything AMD invents, Intel can use and vice versa. For more information, see 64-bit and x86-64.
Encrypting: A method of taking data and making it unusuable by everyone except the intended receiptiant. The current encryption technique used on the internet is SSL. Windows 2000, XP Professional, Vista Business, and Vista Ultimate have a way of encrypting files so that only you can read them.
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