The manufacturer that produced the processor.

A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.

The model number for the processor in a computer.

The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).

The turbo boost is an automatic, managed accelleration of the processor when one of the cores is overloaded.

The speed that the microprocessor executes each instruction or each vibration of the clock. The CPU requires a fixed number of clock ticks, or cycles, to execute each instruction. The faster the clocks rate, the faster the CPU, or the faster it can execute instructions. Clock Speeds are usually determined in MHz, 1 MHz representing 1 million cycles per second, or in GHz, 1 GHz representing 1 thousand million cycles per second. The higher the CPU speed, the better a computer will perform.

A graphics adapter (often known as a video card) generates images for a display. A discrete graphics adapter plugs into the motherboard, and usually produces much better graphics than an integrated graphics adapter. There are various models of discrete graphics adapters.

Graphics hardware which is built into the motherboard or CPU, as opposed to a separate graphics adapter (video card). On-board graphics uses CPU and RAM for graphics processing.

"Graphic adapter" is the hardware that produces images on a display. "On-board" means that the graphics adapter is intergrated inside the motherboard.

The device contains speaker(s) to produce sound.

The quantity of speakers included in/with the product.

RMS (Root mean square) is a measure of the continuous power required by a device, in particular audio amplifiers and loudspeakers.

Microphone that is found inside the product.

System used to play music or speech.

Popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using radio waves.

Connection of this device is done via Wi-Fi in a high standard.

The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.

Type of antenna, also known an aerial, e.g. external, internal.

An Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) interface is present, for a wired conection via a cable.

The different speed levels of the Ethernet LAN connection.

Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.

The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).

The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.

Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.

Indicates which regulatory, safety, and environmental standards the product complies with, as verified by recognized authorities or certification bodies.

A mouse is included with this product.

A keyboard is part of the bundle/set.