Topics not covered here:
- CPU. Covered with assembly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_and_play
Generic name for devices which don't require you to manually configure the hardware.
Common ways to configure hardware were dipswitches and jumpers.
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dipswitc.htm
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/j/jumper.htm
Standard used to connect devices to the computer.
Released in 1992 by Intel, dominated from 1995 to 2005, and was replaced by PCIe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/pci.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
Introduced in 2004 by Intel, Dell, HP and IBM.