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44 Cards in this Set
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memory contains |
date, instruction, information |
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bus is a |
path |
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alu is |
calculating circuitry of a computer |
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small businesses use |
microcomputers |
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program counter contains |
address of next program instruction |
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status register indicates |
if there was a carry from alu |
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condition of alu is |
status |
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unix is |
network operating system |
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display |
shows user info |
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what is an OS (operating system) |
software to run a computer |
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primary purpose of OS (operating system) is to |
manage operation of a computer |
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a local bus is |
a bus which allows peripherals to connect to the processor bus |
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ethernet jack has |
8 pins |
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fiber deals with |
light |
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refraction is |
bending of a beam of light as it travels from one medium to another |
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light is composed of |
photons |
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transmitter section has |
fiber optic transmitter, time division multiplexor, and data signal generator |
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color of light depends on |
wavelength |
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led is a |
common optical light for fiber |
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photodiode |
is most commonly used optical detector for fiber optics |
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multimode graded index is |
an optical fiber that allows several simultaneous light paths |
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microbend losses are due to |
imperfections at the core cladding boundary |
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heterojunction |
is an optical fiber that allows only one light path |
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infared |
is not visible to the human eye |
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light is the |
type of signal transmitted over a fiber optic cable |
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fiber optic cables are capable of transmitting |
analog and digital |
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data signals with relatively the same magnitude help to avoid |
crosstalk |
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in reference to the experiment, how many signals were multiplexed? |
4 |
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combining many data signals into one is know as |
multiplexing |
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concentricity is |
loss that occurs when waveguide core is shifted and not centrally located |
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lateral displacement |
has highest loss |
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angular tilt |
has lowest loss |
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600 grit abrasive paper |
is used with 1.5m or more to make flush |
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pink lapping film |
is used last when making fiber optic cable |
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which section of a microprocessor is used for synchronizing? |
control |
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address bus size will determine |
how much memory can address |
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bit is smallest |
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minimum amount of fiber must protrude |
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bios contains |
a set of instructions to communicate with the rest of the world |
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cpu performs |
processes |
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cache is |
extreemly fast |
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l2 cache is |
external |
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software application is |
a set of instructuions |
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network participants are called |
nodes |
