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30 Cards in this Set
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Audio Ports
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Electrical coothonnectors for carrying audio signals either analog or digital format.
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BlueTooth
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Wireless technology enables communication between BlueTooth-compatable devices. It is used for short ranged connections between desktop and laptops.
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Cache
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A cache stores recently used information in a place where it can be accessed extremely fast.
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DIMM
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Dual In-line Memory Model. DIMM is a small circuit board that holds computer memory chips.
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DRAM
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Dynamic Random Access Memory. DRAM is a type of RAM that stores each bit of that on a seperate capacitor.
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EEPROM
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Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory and is used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed.
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EPROM
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Erasable Programnable ROM. A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power.
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Ethernet
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Ethernet is the most common type of connection computers use in a local area network(LAN).
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Fire Wire
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The high-speed interface can be used to connect devices such as digital video cameras, hard drives, audio interfaces, and MP3 players. The fire wire can transfer 400 Mbps which is 30x faster than a USB.
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Hard Drive
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In the Hard Disk all your data is stored and your files are physically located.
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IEC
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ICE connector is the common name for a main electricity cable.
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IrDA
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Infrared Data Association. IrDA interfaces are used for medical instrumentation, test and measurement equipment, computers,etc.
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Memory
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A byte is a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory.
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MIDI
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface. an industry standard protocol defined in 1982 that enables electronic musical instruments such as, keyboard controllers, computers and other electronic equipment to communicate,control and synchronize with one another.
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Parallel
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A type of interface found on computers for connecting various peripherals.(printer port.)
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Ports
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A port serves as an interface between the computer and other computers or peripheral devices.
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PROM
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Programmable Read-Only Memory. Standard PROM can only be programmed once. The PROM chips are manufactured with a series of fuses.
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PS/2
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A byte is a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory.
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RAM
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Random Access Memory. RAM is made up of small memory chips.
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ROM
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READ-Only Memory.
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SCSI
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Small Computer System Interface. It is used for high-speed hard drives.
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Serial
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A serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in and out one bit at a time.
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SIMM
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Single In-Line Memory Model. This is an older type of computer memory. It looks like a circuit board with a bunch of memory chips on it.
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USB
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Universal Serial Bus. The most common type of computer port used in todays modern computers.
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VGA
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Video Graphics Array. It is the standard monitor or display interface used in most PC's.
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Video Ports
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Are electronical connectors for carrying video signals.
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Bit
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A bit is a single digit number in base 2 (a zero or a one) and is the smallest unit of computer data.
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Byte
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A byte is a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computers memory.
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GHZ
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gigahertz is most commonly used to measure processor speed.
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Storage Device
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Any type of hardware that stores data.
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