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13 Cards in this Set
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MARIE
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A Machine Architecture that is Really Intuitive and Easy
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Cache Memory
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Small, high speed type of memory that serves as a buffer for frequently accessed data
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Optical storage systems
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Offer unlimited data storage at a cost that is competitive with tape
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RAID Level 1
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Gives the best failure protection out of all RAID schemes, but is not practical because of the cost of all the extra disks
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Random Access Method of Accounting and Control (RAMAC)
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IBM released the first disk-based computer in 1956, RAMAC. It weighed over a ton and only had 5MB of storage, requiring a full second to access memory
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Hologram
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A three-dimensional image rendered by the manipulation of laser beams. Credit cards and some copyrighted CDs and DVDs are emblazoned with iridescent holograms to deter counterfeiting
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Raid Level 0
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Places data blocks in stripes across several disk surfaces.l Also known as drive spanning. It offers the best performance at the cost of available space and an increased chance of failure
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Handshake
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The protocol that requires, before data can be transferred between a sender and a receiver, that the sender contact the receiver to initiate the transfer of bytes. The receiver then must acknowledge the request and indicate that it is able to receive data
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GUI (Graphical User Interface)
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Alan Key invented it
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Optical Computing
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Where instead of using electrons to perform logic in a computer, optical computers use photons of laster light
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Universal Serial Bus (USB)
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Isn't really a bus
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Cloud Storage
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Provides a scalable data storage platform across the Internet
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IBM's TCP/IP Tutorial Redbook
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By Rodriguez, Getrell, Karas, and Peschke. One of the most inexpensive and readable resources outside of the IETF
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