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bit
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Noun
A small piece, part, or quantity of something. A mouthpiece, typically made of metal, that is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse. A unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation. |
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byte
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Noun
A group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit. Such a group as a unit of memory size. |
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cpu
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Abbreviation
Central processing unit. |
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Dual Core Processors
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In computing, a processor is the unit that reads and executes program instructions, which are fixed-length (typically 32 or 64 bit) .
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ethernet cable
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any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets.
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firewall
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1.A wall or partition designed to inhibit or prevent the spread of fire.
2.Any barrier that is intended to thwart the spread of a destructive agent. |
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Firewire drive
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A disk enclosure is essentially a specialized chassis designed to hold and power disk drives while providing a mechanism to allow them.
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● floppy disk
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A flexible removable magnetic disk, typically encased in hard plastic, used for storing data.
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GHz (gigahertz)
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1,000,000,000 periods per second.
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● Moore’s Law
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Moore's law describes a long-term trend in the history of computing hardware. The number of transistors that can be placed in expensive...
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