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1080p Of the common types of high-definition video, this is the best quality: 1920x1080 pixels.

32bit/64bit A measure of how much data a PC can process at once. Most older computers are 32bit, more modern ones are 64bit.

3G/4G A set of technologies that delivers faster mobile broadband, so called because they are the third and fourth generations of mobile data networking standards.

4K Video with a resolution of at least 3840x2160 pixels.

AAC Advanced Audio Coding. A type of music file.

Administrator Someone who can make changes to a computer that will affect others who also use it.

Active noise cancelling Method for reducing unwanted sound by adding a second sound specifically designed to cancel the first.

Adaptive sync Changing your monitor’s refresh rate to the frame rate of the graphics card.

Microsoft’s name for tools that can be added to Office

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