| Term |
Description |
Voltage |
This
is the amount of power supplied to a components. CPU voltage
is the only one that we ever have any control over. Increasing
the voltage can be helpful in overclocking your CPU to a high
speed. Most motherboards do not support this as an option
though. |
Virus |
A
destructive program specifically written to destroy data or
halt operation on computer systems. A true virus usually has
a 'host' file. In other words, it can attach itself to a file
already on your system. It has the ability to clone itself.
It can reproduce itself and infect other files or drives and
computer systems. Viruses can also hide themselves from detection
in several different ways. |
Vector
Image |
An
image consisting of mathematical formulas that define the
image by describing lines and curves. |
Video
Card |
This
component is used to transfer data to your monitor so that
it can be displayed. Today's video cards have a variety of
"3D" capabilities. 3D video cards are only needed
for playing games though. When playing 3D games, the video
card is the most important component. |
VideoCapture/
Output |
This
is generally achieved with a video capture card that is capable
of taking video in from a TV or VCR and recording it to a
computer video file. Usually a separate device is required,
but some of today's video cards have this capability built
in. If you want to be able to do this, be aware that your
video card must support it, or you must have a video capture
card. Computer generated videos can also be output to VCR
tapes. |
