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Full Sail CSI Quiz 3
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2008

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Term
Random Access Memory types
Definition
SRAM
DRAM
SDRAM
DDR-SDRAM
Term
Refresh Signal
Definition
dynamic ram requires a signal to remind the memory of
the data it is holding
Term
Access Speed
Definition
how quickly data can be moved into and out of the memoy
Term
Packaging
Definition
the form factor the memory uses
Term
ECC
Definition
Error Correction Code – it can detect and correct errors in the data
being read from the memory
Term
RAM
Definition
Registered Memory
Buffered memory
Cannot mix with unregistered type
Required for dual CPU
High Cost
Term
SRAM
Definition
Static Random Access Memory
Term
SRAMPackaging
Definition
requires four to six transistors for each bit of data
Example for 256KB of cache (SRAM).
Term
DRAM
Definition
Dynamic Random Access Memory Cost Efficient
Requires a refresh signal
Uses one capacitor and one transistor to hold a bit of data
Term
DDR-SDRAM
Definition
Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
Term
JEDEC
Definition
Set standards for DDR speeds.
Term
Dual Channel
Definition
Chipset that doubles memory bandwidth
Term
ROM
Definition
Read Only Memory
Non-Volatile – will retain data even when power is removed
Expensive
Term
PROM
Definition
Programmable Read-Only Memory
Term
EPROM
Definition
Erasable PROM
Term
EEPROM
Definition
Electrical-Erasable PROM
Term
Storage Types
Definition
Magnetic Storage
Hard Drives
Optical Storage
DVD & CD Drives
Floppy Drives
Term
Magnetic Storage First
Definition
Non-magnetic platter
Floppy Disk - Mylar
Hard Disk - Metal, Ceramic, or Glass
Term
Magnetic Storage Second
Definition
Magnetic material added
Coat with a thin layer of magnetic domains
Term
Magnetic Storage
Definition
Magnetic Storage
Tracks - concentric rings on the platter
Double Side – use both sides of the platter
Term
Magnetic Storage Cylinder
Definition
all the same number tracks on all the platters treated a one
Term
Magnetic Storage Sectors
Definition
dividing up the tracks in small sections
Term
Magnetic Sector
Definition
The smallest unit of storage on a disk.
512 bytes
Grouped into clusters
Term
Magnetic Cluster
Definition
Cluster: The smallest unit of disk space that the OS can allocate to a file.
2 or more sectors
Term
Tracks
Low Level Format
Definition
Concentric Rings on a hard disk
Term
File System
Definition
FAT(Windows 3X, 9X and ME) NTFS(Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista) HFS(MAC OSX)
Term
Partitioning
Definition
Divides the physical hard disk into logical sections
The order
Partition
Format
Load OS
Term
IDE Drives
Definition
Hard Drives
ATA66
ATA100
ATA133
Term
SATA
Definition
Serial ATA
Term
e-Sata
Definition
Exsternal connection for sata drive allows externl drive to prefprm at the
same or simulare specs to internal drives
Term
SCSI
Definition
High Speed Parallel data transfers
Term
RAID
Definition
Allows for several small disks to act as one big hard drive
Term
RAID 0
Definition
The fastest and most efficient array
Term
RAID 1
Definition
Complete redundancy
Term
Optical Drives
Definition
DVD and CD they use a laser diode to read pits and land on the DVD/CD
Currently they are the slowest of our storage media.
Term
Internal Peripheral Sound Cards
Definition
PCI & PCIe
Term
External Peripheral Sound Card
Definition
Firewire & USB
Term
External Peripheral Sound Cards
Definition
PCMCIA
Term
FM Synthesis
Definition
Combines tones at varying frequencies to approximate a particular sound
Term
Wavetable Synthesis
Definition
Uses small samples of actual instruments
Term
Digital Sound Cards
Definition
Offers the ability to stay digital
Term
Consumer Cards
Definition
Full Duplex Sound can play and record at the same time
Term
Analog Signal
Definition
Analog Signal
A continuous wave that can hold an infinite amount of data, all sound in the
natural works is analog.
Term
Amplitude
Definition
the height of the wave represents the intensity or volume of
the signal
Term
Frequency
Definition
the number of cycles per second that the wave repeats
Term
ADC
Definition
Analog to Digital Converter
Term
DAC
Definition
Digital to Analog Converter
Term
Resolution
Definition
Sample Rate + Sample Precision = Resolution
Term
Quantization
Definition
Quantization records an amplitude value for each sampled point.
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