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25 Cards in this Set
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expansion slot
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a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card
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adapter card/expansion card
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a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals
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peripheral
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a device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor in the computer
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memory card
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a removable flash memory device that you insert and remove from a slot in a personal computer
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USB flash drive
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a flash memory storage device that plugs in in a USB port on a computer or mobile device
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ExpressCard Slot
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a special type of expansion slot that holds a PC card or ExpressCard respectively
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PC Card
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a thin, credit card-sized removable flash memory device
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ExpressCard module
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can be used as a removable flash memory device
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port
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the point at which a peripheral attaches to or communicates with a system unit so that the peripheral can send data to or receive information from a computer
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connector
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joins a cable to a port
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USB port
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can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector
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Hi-Speed USB
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a more advanced and faster USB
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FireWire Port
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similar to a USB
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Fire Wire Hub
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a device that plugs in a Fire Wire port on the system unit and contains multiple Fire Wire ports in which you plug cables from Fire Wire devices
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Bluetooth
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Technology that uses radio to transmit data between two devices
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port replicator
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an external device that provides connections to peripherals through ports built into a device
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docking station
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an external device that attaches to a mobile computer or device
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bus
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allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other
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system bus
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part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory
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backside bus
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connects the processor to cache
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expansion bus
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allows the processor to communicate with peripherals
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bay
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an opening inside the system unit in which you can install additional equipment
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drive bay
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a rectangular opening that typically holds disk drives
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power supply
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the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into DC power
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AC adapter
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an external power supply
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