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15 Cards in this Set
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DVD
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an optical storage medium similar in apperance and technolgy to a CD-ROM but with higher storage capacity
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Hard Disk Drive
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A computer storage device that contains a large capacity hard disk sealed inside the drive case
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Lands
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nonpitted surface areas on a CD that represents digital data
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Cylinder
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A vertical stack of tracks that is the basic storage bin for a hard disk drive
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Solid State storage
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A variety of compact storage cards,pens,and sticks that stores data in a nonvolatile,erasable,low-power chip in a microscopic grid of cells.
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Pointing Device
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an input device siuch as a mouse that you use to manipulate an on-screen pointer and other screen-based graphical controls
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Pnp Plug and Play
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the ability of a computer to recognize and adjust the system configuration for a newly added device automatically
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Ink Jet printer
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A non-impact printer that creates charecters or graphics by spraying liquid ink onto paper or other media
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Trackball
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pointing input device used as an alternative to a mouse
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USB port
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popular ports for connecting peripheral devics including mice,scanners,printers,and joysticks that have a USB connector
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RAM
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a type of computer memory circuit that holds data,program instructions, and the operating system while the computer is on.
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Laser printer
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a printer that uses laser based technolgy ,similar to that used by photocopiers
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Volatile
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data that can exist only witha constant power supply.
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Mouse
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an inout device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the mouse on the surface of a desk
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Storage Capacity
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the amount of data that can be stored on a storage media
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