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Unit 2 - Computer and technology systems
Unit 2 - Computer and technology systems
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Computer Science
11th Grade
01/20/2014

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Term
hardware
Definition
any internal or external device which is physical, you can handle it.
Term
software
Definition
Allows the hardware of the system to function. e.g. Operating System or Application/Package.
Term
peripheral
Definition
Any device added onto the external of the computer, e.g. Printer, Web Cam, Mouse, Keyboard, camera, scanner
Term
power supply
Definition
Takes 240v AC mains power and converts to DC 2.5,5 or 12 volts to power system components.
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communications links
Definition
Any external link to connect to different type of network connection, BlueTooth, WiFi, Ethernet.
Term
computer
Definition
machine that processes digital data, 1's and 0's
Term
Digital Data
Definition
Information converted and stored as a sequence of either a 0 or a 1.
Term
USB
Definition
Universal Serial BUS, v1,2,3 12 mb/s,480 mb/s,4 Gb/s
General device connections, 127 devices chained together
Term
FireWire
Definition
Also IEEE 1394 - 400 mb/s or 800 mb/s
Transfer Video to PC
Term
Thunderbolt
Definition
Apple connection 10 or 20 Gb/s
Up to 6 devices, includes monitors, drives other fast devices
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BlueTooth
Definition
Wireless - v3 24mb/s
Short distance / small data transfer
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WiFi
Definition
802.11a,b,g,n,AC
Speeds 11,54,54,300,1000 mb/s
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