Layer responsible for storing and retrieving persistent data.

Severe runtime failure state requiring recovery or termination.

Power supply that converts electrical power for computer components.

Device that produces physical copies of digital documents.

Hardware that executes computational instructions.

Peripheral Component Interconnect expansion interface.

High-speed serial interface for expansion devices.

Motherboard slot used for PCI Express cards.

Platform Controller Hub used in modern Intel systems.

Smallest addressable element of a digital display.

Short cable used to connect network or electronic equipment.

Physical interface used to connect hardware.

AMD technology for dynamically increasing CPU frequency.

Register holding the address of the next instruction.

Processor technique dividing instruction execution into stages.

Individual step in instruction processing.

Startup hardware self-test performed before booting.

Unit commonly representing 1,024 terabytes.

Memory system using parity information for error detection.

Storage file used for virtual-memory operations.

Solid-state drive communicating through PCI Express.

Parallel ATA storage interface.

Flash cell designed to store five bits per cell.

Compact external solid-state drive.

Compact external hard-disk drive.

Redundancy information used for error recovery.

Shader calculating pixel or fragment appearance.

Frequency at which a device reports its status.

Sensor detecting nearby objects without physical contact.

Power connector supplying graphics or expansion cards.

Diagnostic code generated during hardware startup testing.

Diagnostic expansion card displaying POST codes.

Printed Circuit Board.

Individual conductive or insulating layer within a circuit board.

Pin Grid Array package using pins for connections.

Component circulating liquid through a cooling loop.

Fan controlled through Pulse Width Modulation.