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Berg Connector :
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The official name for the smaller peripheral power-supply connectors that most often attach to a floppy disk drive.
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CHKDSK :
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Windows utility that checks a hard disk for errors.
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Contrast :
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The ratio between the light intensity of true black and true white.
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D-connectors :
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D-shaped connectors used for a variety of connections in the PC and networking world.
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Degauss :
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To remove magnetism from a device.
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Device Manager :
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A utility that allows technicians to examine and configure all the hardware and drivers installed on a machine.
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Dr. Watson :
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An application error debugger. This diagnostic tool detects application failures and logs diagnostic details.
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Extended Partition :
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A partition on a basic disk that is created from unpartitioned free disk space, and is not formatted with a file system.
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FDISK :
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A DOS utility used to partition a hard disk.
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Firewire :
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An IEEE 1394 standard to send wide-band signals over a thin connector system that plugs into TV's, VCR's, TV cameras, PC's, etc.
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Format :
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Both a DOS command and the act of preparring a volume to receive files and folders by defining the file structure.
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Heat Sink :
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A passive device made out of a heat-conducting metal that is installed on top of a CPU.
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I/O Address :
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Specific area of memory that a component uses to communicate with the system.
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Interrupt Request (IRQ) :
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A signal from a hardware device, such as a modem or a mouse, indicating that it needs the CPU's attention.
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Loopback Plug :
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Also called a wrap plug, this takes the signal going out of a plug and essentially echoes it back.
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Mini-DIN connector :
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The 6-pin round circular connectors that are keyed to plug in only one way. Designed for keyboards and mice.
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Molex Connector :
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The large peripheral connector used on such devices as hard drives and CD/DVD drives.
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Parttion :
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A section of the storage area of a hard disk.
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Parallel ATA :
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The name retroactively given to the ATA/IDE standards which uses a normal 40-ping connector.
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Pimary Partition :
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A type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked active. There can be up to four on any single physical disk.
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Serial ATA :
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A serial link -- a single cable with a minimum of four wires creates a point-to-point connection between devices.
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System Memory :
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The primary computer memory that holds instructions and data for currently executing software.
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Task Manager :
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This utility shows all running programs, including hidden ones.Useful for terminating programs that are non-responsive or that will not shut down normally.
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) :
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A 12 Mbps serial interconnect for keyboards, printers, joysticks, and many other devices. Enables hot-swapping and daisy chaining of up to 127 devices.
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WinMSD :
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Run-line command that will launch the System Information utility. It provides comprehensive information about the system's resource usage, hardware, and software enviroment.
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