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| Random access memory (RAM) This consist of electronic components that temporarily store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data. |
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| Equals one million bytes. |
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| Carries one character (letter). |
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| These write by striking an inked ribbon against the paper. One type of and impact printer is a dot-matrix printer. |
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| These write by striking an inked ribbon against the paper. One type of and impact printer is a dot-matrix printer. |
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| This is when they print by means other than striking a ribbon against paper. Examples include ink-jet and laser. Ink- jets form characters or graphics by using a nozzle that sprays tiny drops onto the page. |
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| The number of pages a printer can print per minute. |
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| High-speed, high quality nonimpact printer that employs copier-machine technology. It converts data from the computer into a beam of light that is focused on a photo-conductor drum, forming the images to be printed. |
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| They are output devices that convey texts, graphics and video information. |
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| A display device that is packaged as a separate unit. |
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| LSD. More popular than an CRT monitor. The surface of the screen is composed of pixels. |
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| Cathode ray tube. The surface of the screen is composed of pixels. |
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| This is an individual picture element. |
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| Storage devices are used to store instructions, data, and information when they are not being used in memory. |
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| Magnetic disks use magnetic particles to store items such as data, instructions, and information on a disks surface. |
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| The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so the computer can locate the data, instructions and information on the disks |
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| A track is a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk |
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| Pie shaped sections which break tracks into small arks. |
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| A storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that magnetically store data, instructions and information. |
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| (Diskette) an inexpensive portable storage medium. The most widely use floppy disk is 3.5 inches wide and can store up to 1.4 megabyte of data. |
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| When a read/write head touches a platter, usually resulting in a loss of data or sometimes an entire drive. |
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| A duplicate of a file, program or disk that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged or destroyed. |
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| A device that can read form and write on floppy disk. Floppy disk drives are either built into the system unit or are external to the system unit and connected to the computer via a cable. |
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| The time required to access and retrieve data . |
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