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CMI
week 2
24
Computer Science
Professional
06/13/2007

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Term
ATX
Definition
a type of form factor
onboard ports and connectors
Term
BTX
Definition
Balanced Technology Extended
Form factor (Intel)
Term
form factor
Definition
shape size and design of a motherboard
Term
Serial interface
Definition
data moves in a line one after another
Term
Parallel interface
Definition
data transferred in waves or bytes
Term
throughput
Definition
the amount of dat delivered in one time unit
Term
Latency
Definition
The amount of time data take to tranfer
Term
Bus
Definition
traces (wires) on the ciruit board that transmit data
Term
System Bus
Definition
parallel interface that connects CPU to RAM
Term
Front side Bus (FSB)
Definition
Bus speed ona system bus
Term
I/O bus (in/out)
Definition
transfers data from in/outputs
Term
IRQ (interrupt request
Definition
gets the attention of a CPU
Term
DMA (direct Memory Access
Definition
Allows data to be transferred from a component directly to system memory (no intervention from CPU
Term
Plug-and-play
Definition
Allows newly-installed devices to configure system resources
Term
PCI Peripheral component interconnect
Definition
(Intel) Allows the user to customize the system by connecting sound cards
Term
multiplexing
Definition
send more than one signal over a single pin
Term
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
Definition
gaming and griphics port
Term
IDE intelligent drive electronics
Definition
Connects to CD, DVD drives (40pin)
Term
SCSI Small computer system interface
Definition
parallel inerface connects to printers scanners, HDD, and CD drives
Term
PS/2 connecter
Definition
used to connect the mouse and the keyboard
Term
USB universal serial bus (connector)
Definition
connects mouses, scanners, ext.
Term
Chipset
Definition
collection of intelligent controller chips on the motherboard.
CONTROLS THE TYPE AND SPEED OF CPUs THAT THE MOTHERBOARD WILL ACCEPT
Term
ATA
Definition
The physical transport and command protocls for the internal attachment
Term
Firmware
Definition
instructions on the EEPROM chip
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