Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity, just like Hi-Fi without the wires. Also used as synonym for WLAN or wireless local are network. Its the technology which allows wireless data to be transferred between devices, be that an internet connection or a document or music file.

Wireless

Not exactly, the device that plugs into the wall requires a wire, but you [...]

VGA

Video Graphics Accelerator is the technology that delivers the pictures to your computer screen. The VGA port is what you connect a monitor to.

Video Card

Also known as graphics card, or VGA/AGP card, and more recently PCI Express Video Card. These power the images you get on your monitor and can also be connected to a [...]

Ubuntu

Linux distribution, commercially sponsored and updated on a regular 6 month cycle. One of the most user friendly versions of Linux and therefore a popular choice to be preloaded amongst portable laptops

USB

Universal Serial Bus, those small rectangular ports on the sides or back (or both) of your laptop. You can see why they called it [...]

Tablet

A type of small laptop or notebook, often including some writing tool, or pen which allows you to write and design digitally onto the the laptop. About the size of a small book

Targus

Manufacturer of laptop bags

Terabyte – TB

Approximately 1000 GB (a thousand) Gigabytes, which is Approximately 1000 MB (thousand) Megabytes