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based IBM computer. Many aspects of the AT, such as the BIOS, CMOS,

and expansion bus, became de facto standards in the PC industry. Though

now obsolete, this physical organization of the components on the

motherboard is called the AT form factor.

ATA (AT Attachment) A series of hard drive standards defining both the

older parallel ATA (PATA) and modern serial ATA (SATA) drives. See also

PATA and SATA.

ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface) Series of standards that enables mass

storage devices other than hard drives to use the IDE/ATA controllers.

Popular with optical drives. See also EIDE.

attack vector The route or methods used by a given attack (including

malware).

attributes Values in a file that determine the hidden, read-only, system, and

archive status of the file.

ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) Popular motherboard form factor

that generally replaced the AT form factor.

audio editing workstation A computer workstation for editing audio needs

a fast multicore CPU, lots of RAM, and a large monitor. It also needs large,

fast hard drives and a high-quality audio interface, and may make use of

specialized input devices for mixing audio.

audio interface High-end external sound device used by audio engineers

and recording artists.

audio jack Very popular connector used to transmit two audio signals;

perfect for stereo sound. Confusingly, you can find the diameter described as

both 1/8 inch and 3.5 mm.

augmented reality See AR.

AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) Defines what actions employees may or may

not perform on company equipment, including computers, phones, printers,

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