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Term
+12 VOLT
Definition
YELLOW WIRE
Term
-12 VOLT
Definition
BLUE WIRE
Term
+3.3 VOLT
Definition
ORANGE WIRE
Term
+5 VOLT
Definition
RED WIRE
Term
-5 VOLT
Definition
WHITE WIRE
Term
0 VOLT
Definition
BLACK WIRE
Term
YELLOW WIRE
Definition
DISK DRIVE MOTORS, FANS, COOLING DEVICES, AND THE SYSTEM BUS SLOTS
Term
BLUE WIRE
Definition
SOME TYPES OF SERIAL PORT CIRCUITS AND EARLY PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY (PROM)
Term
ORANGE WIRE
Definition
NEW PCU'S SOME TYPES OF SYSTEM MEMORY, AGP VIDEO CARDS
Term
RED WIRES
Definition
MOTHERBOARD, BABY AT, EARLIER CPU'S, MANY MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
Term
WHITE WIRES
Definition
ISA BUS CARDS AND EARLY PROMS
Term
BLACK WIRES
Definition
GROUND USED TO COMPLETE CIRCUITS WITH THE OTHER VOLTAGES
Term
MOLEX CONNECTORS
Definition
CONNECTS OPTICAL DRIVE AND HARD DRIVE
Term
BERG CONNECTOR
Definition
CONNECTS FLOPPY DRIVE
Term
20 PIN OR 24 SLOTTED CONNECTORS
Definition
CONNECTS MOTHER BOARD
Term
24-PIN SLOTTED CONNECTOR
Definition
HAS 2 ROWS OF 12 PINS EACH
Term
20-PIN SLOTTED CONNECTOR
Definition
HAS TWO ROWS OF 10-PINS EACH
Term
P8 & P9
Definition
OLDER MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS
Term
BLACK WIRES TOGETHER
Definition
WHEN AT MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS ARE INSTALLED
Term
VOLTAGE
Definition
MEASURE OF FORCE TO PUSH ELECTRONS THROUGH CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE VOLTAGE
Definition
VOLTS
Term
CURRENT
Definition
MEASURE OF AMOUNT OF ELECTRONS GOING THROUGH CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE CURRENT
Definition
BY AMPS
Term
POWER
Definition
MEASURE OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO PUSH ELECTRONS THROUGH A CIRCUIT, CALLED VOLTAGE, MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS THROUGH THAT CIRCUIT, CALLED CURRENT
Term
MEASURE POWER
Definition
BY WATTS
Term
RESISTANCE
Definition
OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN A CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE RESISTANCE
Definition
BY OHMS
Term
RISC
Definition
SMALL AND RAPID
Term
CISC
Definition
BROAD AND FEW STEPS
Term
EEPROM
Definition
ELECTRONICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY, CAN BE ERASED AND RE-WRITTEN W/O HAVING TO REMOVE CHIP FROM COMPUTER
Term
RAM
Definition
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
TEMPORARY STORAGE FOR DATA AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING ACCESSED BY CPU
Term
RAM
Definition
VOLATILE MEMORY
CONTENTS ARE ERASED WHEN COMPUTER IS POWERED OFF
Term
30-PIN & 72-PIN
Definition
TWO CONFIGURATIONS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN SIMMS
Term
168 PINS
Definition
AMOUNT OF PINS WHICH ARE ON SDRAM MODULES
Term
184 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON DDR DIMM MODULES
Term
240 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON DDR2 DIMM MODULES
Term
184 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON RAM BUS INLINE MEMORY MODULES (RIMMS)
Term
SRAM
Definition
USED AS CACHE MEMORY TO STORE MOST FREQUENTLY USED DATA
PROVIDES THE PROCESSOR WITH FASTER ACCESS TO DATA THAN RETRIEVING IT
Term
DRAM
Definition
MAIN MEMORY, SLOWER THAN SRAM
Term
L1 CACHE
Definition
INTERBAL CACHE INTEGRATED INTO CPU
Term
L2 CACHE
Definition
EXTERNAL CACHE AND ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON THE MOTHERBOARD NEAR CPU
Term
L3 CACHE
Definition
USED ON SOME HIGH-END WORKSTATIONS AND SERVER CPU'S
Term
127
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF SEPARATE DEVICES A SINGLE USB PORT IN A COMPUTER CAN SUPPORT WITH THE USE OF MULTIPLE USB HUBS
Term
12MBPS
Definition
USSB 1.1 ALLOWED TRANSMISSION SPEEDS IN FULL SPEED MODE
Term
1.5 MBPS
Definition
USSB 1.1 ALLOWED TRANSMISSION SPEEDS IN LOW SPEED MODE
Term
480MBPS
Definition
USB 2.0 TRANSMISSION SPEED
Term
63 DEVICES
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF DEVICES A SINGLE FIREWIRE PORT IN A COMPUTER CAN SUPPORT
Term
1394
Definition
FIREWIRE STANDARD
Term
I.LINK
Definition
KNOWN AS THE 1394 STANDARD FOR FIREWIRE
Term
RJ-45
Definition
NETWORK PORT
Term
10MBPS
Definition
STANDARD ETHERNET TRANSMISSION
Term
DMA CHANNELS
Definition
USED BY HIGH SPEED DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH MAIN MEMORY BY BYPASSING THE CPU
Term
USE OF I/O PORT ADDRESSES
Definition
COMMUNICATE BETWEEN DEVICES AND SOFTWARE, USED TO SEND AND RECIEVE DATA FOR A COMPONENT
Term
65,535
Definition
THE NUMBER OF I/O ADDRESSES IN A COMPUTER
Term
COMMON I/O ADDRESSES
Definition
COM 1 3F8
COM 2 2F8
COM 3 3E8
COM 4 2E8
LPT1 378
LPT2 278
Term
DEVICE COM 4
Definition
I/O PORT ADDRESS 2E8
Term
IRQ 0
Definition
SYSTEM TIMER
Term
IRQ 1
Definition
KEYBOARD CONTROLLER
Term
IRQ 2
Definition
2ND IRQ CONTROLLER CASCADE
Term
IRQ 3
Definition
SERIAL 2 COM 2
Term
IRQ 4
Definition
SERIAL 1 COM 1
Term
IRQ 6
Definition
FLOPPY DRIVE CONTROLLER
Term
COMMON IRQ FOR SOUND/PARALLEL
Definition
IRQ 5 LPT2
Term
COMMON IRQ FOR PARALLEL 1
Definition
IRQ 7 PARALLEL 1
Term
COMPTIA A+
Definition
EXAM REQUIRED FOR THE A + CERTIFICATION
Term
IT TECHNICIAN
DEPOT TECHNICIAN
REMOTE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
Definition
EXAMS WHICH ALSO MAKE UP A+ CERTIFICATION
Term
COMPUTER SYSTEM
Definition
MADE UP OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
Term
HARDWARE
Definition
physical equipment such as the case, storage drives, keyboards, monitors, cables, speakers, and printers.
Term
SOFTWARE
Definition
OPERATING SYSTEM AND PROGRAMS
Term
OPERATING SYSTEM
Definition
INSTRUCTS THE COMPUTER HOW TO OPERATE BY IDENTIFYING, ACCESSING, AND PROCESSING
Term
POWER SUPPLY
Definition
CONVERTS AC TO DC
Term
FORM FACTOR
Definition
SIZE AND THE LAYOUT OF THE COMPUTER CASE
Term
COMPUTER CASE PROVIDES
Definition
SUPPORT & PROTECTION
COOLING
PROTECTION FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY
Term
COMPUTER CASE SELECTION
Definition
SIZE OF MOTHERBOARD
NUMBER OF EXTERNAL OR INTERBAL DRIVES LOCATIONS CALLED BAYS
AVAILABLE SPACE
Term
KEYED CONNECTORS
Definition
DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED IN 1 DIRECTION
Term
+12 VOLT
Definition
YELLOW WIRE
Term
-12 VOLT
Definition
BLUE WIRE
Term
+3.3 VOLT
Definition
ORANGE WIRE
Term
+5 VOLT
Definition
RED WIRE
Term
-5 VOLT
Definition
WHITE WIRE
Term
0 VOLT
Definition
BLACK WIRE
Term
YELLOW WIRE
Definition
DISK DRIVE MOTORS, FANS, COOLING DEVICES, AND THE SYSTEM BUS SLOTS
Term
BLUE WIRE
Definition
SOME TYPES OF SERIAL PORT CIRCUITS AND EARLY PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY (PROM)
Term
ORANGE WIRE
Definition
NEW PCU'S SOME TYPES OF SYSTEM MEMORY, AGP VIDEO CARDS
Term
RED WIRES
Definition
MOTHERBOARD, BABY AT, EARLIER CPU'S, MANY MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
Term
WHITE WIRES
Definition
ISA BUS CARDS AND EARLY PROMS
Term
BLACK WIRES
Definition
GROUND USED TO COMPLETE CIRCUITS WITH THE OTHER VOLTAGES
Term
MOLEX CONNECTORS
Definition
CONNECTS OPTICAL DRIVE AND HARD DRIVE
Term
BERG CONNECTOR
Definition
CONNECTS FLOPPY DRIVE
Term
20 PIN OR 24 SLOTTED CONNECTORS
Definition
CONNECTS MOTHER BOARD
Term
24-PIN SLOTTED CONNECTOR
Definition
HAS 2 ROWS OF 12 PINS EACH
Term
20-PIN SLOTTED CONNECTOR
Definition
HAS TWO ROWS OF 10-PINS EACH
Term
P8 & P9
Definition
OLDER MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS
Term
BLACK WIRES TOGETHER
Definition
WHEN AT MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS ARE INSTALLED
Term
TROUBLESHOOTING INSERTING CONNECTORS
Definition
TRY DIFFERENT WAY
CHECK FOR BENT PINS
CHECK FOR FOREIGN OBJECTS
Term
VOLTAGE
Definition
MEASURE OF FORCE TO PUSH ELECTRONS THROUGH CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE VOLTAGE
Definition
VOLTS
Term
CURRENT
Definition
MEASURE OF AMOUNT OF ELECTRONS GOING THROUGH CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE CURRENT
Definition
BY AMPS
Term
POWER
Definition
MEASURE OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO PUSH ELECTRONS THROUGH A CIRCUIT, CALLED VOLTAGE, MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS THROUGH THAT CIRCUIT, CALLED CURRENT
Term
MEASURE POWER
Definition
BY WATTS
Term
RESISTANCE
Definition
OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN A CIRCUIT
Term
MEASURE RESISTANCE
Definition
BY OHMS
Term
NORMAL COMPUTER POWER SUPPLIES
Definition
200-W TO 500-W SOME NEED 500-W TO 800-W
Term
MOTHERBOARD NICKNAMES
Definition
SYSTEM BOARD
BACK PLANE
MAIN BOARD
Term
MOTHERBOARD COMPONANTS
Definition
CPU
RAM
EXPANSION SLOTS
HEAT SINK/FAN ASSEMBLY
BIOS CHIP
CHIP SET
WIRES
SOCKETS & PORTS
Term
CHIPSET FUNCTION
Definition
ALLOWS CPU TO COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT WITH THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER,EXCHANGE DATA WITH SYSTEM MEMORY, OR RAM, HARD DISK DRIVES, VIDEO CARDS, AND OTHER OUTPUT DEVICES. ESTABLSHES HOW MUCH MEMORY CAN BE ADDED TO A MOTHERBOARD. CHIPSET ALSO DETERMINES THE TYPE OF CONNECTORS ON THE MOTHERBOARD
Term
TWO COMPONENTS OF THE CHIPSET
Definition
NORTHBRIDGE AND SOUTHBRIDGE
Term
NORTHBRIDGE CONTROLS
Definition
ACCESS TO RAM, VIDEO CARD, AND SPEEDS AT WHICH THE CPU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. VIDEO CARD IS SOMETIMES INTEGRATED INTO THE NORTHBRIDGE
Term
SOUTHBRIDGE CONTROLS
Definition
ALLOWS CPU TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HARD DRIVES, SOUND CARD, USB PORTS, AND OTHER I/O PORTS
Term
3 SUPPORTED SOCKET TYPES FOR PENTIUM CLASS PCU'S
Definition
SOCKET 423
SOCKET 478
SOCKET 7 (LGA775)
Term
AMD K7 CLASS CPU 2 SOCKET SPECS
Definition
SLOT A
SOCKET A (462)
Term
AMD K8 CLASS CPU'S 3 SOCKET SPECS
Definition
SOCKET 764
SOCKET 939
SOCKET 940
Term
CACHE
Definition
WHERE THE REMAINING INSTRUCTIONS AND DATA IS STORED WHEN THE CPU IS EXECUTING ONE STEP OF INSTRUCTION SET
Term
2 MAJOR CPU ARCHITECTURES
Definition
RISC REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
CISC COMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
Term
RISC
Definition
SMALL AND RAPID
Term
CISC
Definition
BROAD AND FEW STEPS
Term
HYPERTHREADING
Definition
MULTIPLE PIECES OF CODE BEING EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSELY ON EACH PIPELINE
Term
MILLIONS OF CYCLES PER SECOND
Definition
THE WAY SPEED OF CURRENT CPU'S IS RATED
Term
CPU BUS (FRONT BUS)
Definition
AMOUNT OF DATA THAT A CPU CAN PROCESS AT ONE TIME DEPENDS ON THE PROCESSOR DATA BUS
Term
WHAT MAKES PROCESSOR POWERFUL
Definition
THE WIDER THE PROCESSOR DATA BUS WIDTH
Term
CURRENT PROCESSORS DATA BUS
Definition
32-BIT, 64-BIT
Term
OVERLOCKING
Definition
USED TO MAKE PROCESSOR WORK FASTER THAN ITS ORIGINAL SPEC
Term
MMX
Definition
SET OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONS BUILT INTO INTEL PROCESSORS
Term
SINGLE CORE CPU
Definition
ONE CORE INSIDE SINGLE CPU CHIP THAT HANDLES ALL PROCESSING CAPABILITY
Term
DUAL CORE CPU
Definition
TWO CORES INSIDE A SINGLE CPU CHIP IN WHICH BOTH CORES CAN PROCESS INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME
Term
FAN AND HEAT SINKS
Definition
DRAWS HEAT FROM CPU AND OTHER PERIPHERALS
Term
WHAT'S STORED IN ROM?
Definition
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOOTING THE COMPUTER AND LOADING THE OS
Term
EEPROM
Definition
ELECTRONICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY, CAN BE ERASED AND RE-WRITTEN W/O HAVING TO REMOVE CHIP FROM COMPUTER
Term
RAM
Definition
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
TEMPORARY STORAGE FOR DATA AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING ACCESSED BY CPU
Term
RAM
Definition
VOLATILE MEMORY
CONTENTS ARE ERASED WHEN COMPUTER IS POWERED OFF
Term
30-PIN & 72-PIN
Definition
TWO CONFIGURATIONS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN SIMMS
Term
168 PINS
Definition
AMOUNT OF PINS WHICH ARE ON SDRAM MODULES
Term
184 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON DDR DIMM MODULES
Term
240 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON DDR2 DIMM MODULES
Term
184 PINS
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF PINS ON RAM BUS INLINE MEMORY MODULES (RIMMS)
Term
SRAM
Definition
USED AS CACHE MEMORY TO STORE MOST FREQUENTLY USED DATA
PROVIDES THE PROCESSOR WITH FASTER ACCESS TO DATA THAN RETRIEVING IT
Term
DRAM
Definition
MAIN MEMORY, SLOWER THAN SRAM
Term
L1 CACHE
Definition
INTERBAL CACHE INTEGRATED INTO CPU
Term
L2 CACHE
Definition
EXTERNAL CACHE AND ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON THE MOTHERBOARD NEAR CPU
Term
L3 CACHE
Definition
USED ON SOME HIGH-END WORKSTATIONS AND SERVER CPU'S
Term
NONPARITY ERROR CHECKING
Definition
DOES NOT CHECK FOR ERRORS IN MEMORY
Term
PARITY ERROR CHECKING
Definition
CONTAINS EIGHT BITS FOR DATA AND ONE BIT FOR ERROR CHECKING, THE ERROR CHECKING BIT
Term
ECC
Definition
DETECTS MULTIPLE BIT ERRORS IN MEMORY AND CORRECT SINGLE BIT ERRORS IN MEMORY
Term
NIC
Definition
CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO A NETWORK USING NETWORK CABLE
Term
WIRELESS NIC
Definition
CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO A NETWORK USING RADIO FREQUENCIES
Term
SOUND ADAPTER
Definition
PROVIDES AUDIO CAPABILITY
Term
VIDEO ADAPTER
Definition
GRAPHIC CAPABILITY
Term
MODEM ADAPTER
Definition
CONNECTS COMPUTER TO INTERNET USING PHONE LINE
Term
SCSI ADAPTER
Definition
CONNECTS SCSI DEVICES SUCH AS HARD DRIVES, TAPE DRIVES, TO COMPUTER
Term
RAID ADAPTER
Definition
CONNECTS MULTIPLE HARD DRIVES TO A COMPUTER TO PROVIDE REDUNDANCY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
Term
USB PORT
Definition
CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO PERIPHERAL DEVICES
Term
PARALLEL PORT
Definition
CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO PERIPHERAL DEVICES
Term
SERIAL PORT
Definition
CONNECTS A COMPUTER TO PERIPHERAL DEVICES
Term
ISA
Definition
INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE-AN 8 BIT OR 16-BIT EXPANSION SLOT
Term
EISA
Definition
EXTENDED INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE-A 32 BIT EXPANSION SLOT
Term
EISA
Definition
EXTENDED INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE-A 32 BIT EXPANSION SLOT
Term
MCA
Definition
MICROCHANNEL ARCHITECTURE-AN IBM PROPRIETARY 32-BIT EXPANSION SLOT
Term
PCI
Definition
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT-A 32 BIT OR 64 BIT EXPANSION SLOT
Term
ADVANCED GRAPHICS PORT
Definition
32-BIT EXPANSION SLOT FOR VIDEO ADAPTERS
Term
PCI-EXPRESS
Definition
A SERIAL BUS EXPANSION SLOT HAS X1,X4,X8, AND X16 SLOTS
Term
COMMON STORAGE DEVICES
Definition
FLOPPY, HARD, OPTICAL, FLASH, NETWORK
Term
FLOPPY DRIVE STORAGE CAPACITY
Definition
1.44MB
Term
DEFAULT LETTER FOR HARD DRIVE
Definition
C
Term
HARD DRIVE STORAGE CAPACITY MEASUREMENT
Definition
GB'S
Term
HARD DRIVE SPEED MEASURED
Definition
RPM'S
Term
TWO OPTICAL DRIVES
Definition
CD AND DVD
Term
STORAGE CAPACITY FOR CD DRIVE
Definition
700MB
Term
STORAGE CAPACITY FOR DVD DRIVE
Definition
8.5GB 1 SIDE 17GB TWO SIDES
Term
CD
Definition
READ ONLY MEMORY MEDIA THAT IS PRE-RECORDED
Term
CD-R
Definition
CD-RECORDABLE MEDIA THAT CAN BE RECORDED ONCE
Term
CD-RW
Definition
CD-REWRITABLE MEDIA THAT CAN BE RECORDED, ERASED, AND RE-RECORDED
Term
DVD-ROM
Definition
DVD READ ONLY MEMORY THAT IS PRE-RECORDED
Term
DVD-RAM
Definition
DVD RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY MEDIA THAT CAN BE RECORDED, ERASED, AND RE-RECORDED
Term
DVD+/-R
Definition
DVD RECORDABLE MEDIA THAT IS RECORDED ONCE
Term
DVD+/-RW
Definition
DVD REWRITABLE MEDIA THAT CAN BE RECORDED, ERASED, AND RE-RECORDED
Term
IDE
Definition
INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS DRIVE CONTROLLER THAT CONNECTS COMPUTERS AND HARD DRIVES 40-PIN CONNECTOR
Term
EIDE
Definition
ENHANCED INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS, ATA-2, SUPPORTS LARGER HARD DRIVES MORE THAN 512 MB, 40-PIN CONNECTOR
Term
PATA
Definition
PARALLEL ATA, PARALLEL VERSION OF ATA DRIVE CONTROLLER INTERFACE
Term
SATA
Definition
SERIAL ATA REFERS TO SERIAL VERSION OF THE ATA DRIVE CONTROLLER 7-PIN CONNECTOR
Term
SCSI
Definition
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE CONNECTS UP TO 15 DRIVES, 50,68,80 PIN CONNECTORS
Term
COLORED STRIPE ON CABLE
Definition
P1 ON CABLE
Term
SERIAL PORT TYPES
Definition
EITHER DB-9 OR DB-25 MALE CONNECTORS
Term
ONE BIT OF DATA
Definition
WHAT SERIAL PORT CAN TRANSMIT AT ONE TIME
Term
DEVICES WHICH USE SERIAL PORTS
Definition
MODEM OR PRINTER
Term
50 FEET
Definition
MAX LENGTH OF SERIAL CABLE
Term
HOT-SWAPPABLE USB DEVICES
Definition
CAN CONNECT AND DISCONNECT THE DEVICES WHILE THE COMPUTER IS POWERED ON
Term
TYPES OF DEVICES CONNECTED TO COMPUTERS USING USB
Definition
CAMERAS, PRINTERS, SCANNERS, STORAGE DEVICES, OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Term
127
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF SEPARATE DEVICES A SINGLE USB PORT IN A COMPUTER CAN SUPPORT WITH THE USE OF MULTIPLE USB HUBS
Term
12MBPS
Definition
USSB 1.1 ALLOWED TRANSMISSION SPEEDS IN FULL SPEED MODE
Term
1.5 MBPS
Definition
USSB 1.1 ALLOWED TRANSMISSION SPEEDS IN LOW SPEED MODE
Term
480MBPS
Definition
USB 2.0 TRANSMISSION SPEED
Term
63 DEVICES
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF DEVICES A SINGLE FIREWIRE PORT IN A COMPUTER CAN SUPPORT
Term
1394
Definition
FIREWIRE STANDARD
Term
I.LINK
Definition
KNOWN AS THE 1394 STANDARD FOR FIREWIRE
Term
RJ-45
Definition
NETWORK PORT
Term
10MBPS
Definition
STANDARD ETHERNET TRANSMISSION
Term
DMA CHANNELS
Definition
USED BY HIGH SPEED DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH MAIN MEMORY BY BYPASSING THE CPU
Term
SOME MOTHERBOARD PARTS
ACRONYM HERBS
Definition
HEAT SINK/FAN, EXPANSION SLOTS,RAM,BIOS CHIP,SOCKETS
Term
SOME MOTHERBOARD PARTS
ACRONYM HERBS
Definition
HEAT SINK/FAN, EXPANSION SLOTS,RAM,BIOS CHIP,SOCKETS
Term
NO HARD FLO
Definition
ACRONYMN FOR COMMONY TYPES OF STORAGE DEVICES
NETWORK DRIVE, OPTICAL DRIVE, HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DRIVE, FLASH DRIVE
Term
USE OF I/O PORT ADDRESSES
Definition
COMMUNICATE BETWEEN DEVICES AND SOFTWARE, USED TO SEND AND RECIEVE DATA FOR A COMPONENT
Term
65,535
Definition
THE NUMBER OF I/O ADDRESSES IN A COMPUTER
Term
COMMON I/O ADDRESSES
Definition
COM 1 3F8
COM 2 2F8
COM 3 3E8
COM 4 2E8
LPT1 378
LPT2 278
Term
DEVICE COM 4
Definition
I/O PORT ADDRESS 2E8
Term
WHY IRQ'S ARE USED
Definition
USED BY COMPUTER COMPONENTS TO REQUEST INFO FROM CPU. IPQ TRAVELS ALONG WIRE ON MOTHERBOARD TO THE CPU. WHEN THE CPU RECIEVES AN INTERUPT REQUEST, CPU DETERMINES HOW TO FULFILL, PRIORITY IS DETERMINED BY THE IRQ # ASSIGNED TO THAT COMPUTER COMPONENT
Term
LAST STEP IN THE IRQ PROCESS
Definition
PRIORITY OF THE REQUEST IS DETERMINED BY THE IRQ NUMBER ASSIGNED TO COMPONENT
Term
FIRST STEP IN THE IRQ PROCESS
Definition
TRAVELS ALONG A WIRE ON MOTHERBOARD TO CPU
Term
IRQ 0
Definition
SYSTEM TIMER
Term
IRQ 1
Definition
KEYBOARD CONTROLLER
Term
IRQ 2
Definition
2ND IRQ CONTROLLER CASCADE
Term
IRQ 3
Definition
SERIAL 2 COM 2
Term
IRQ 4
Definition
SERIAL 1 COM 1
Term
IRQ 6
Definition
FLOPPY DRIVE CONTROLLER
Term
COMMON IRQ FOR SOUND/PARALLEL
Definition
IRQ 5 LPT2
Term
COMMON IRQ FOR PARALLEL 1
Definition
IRQ 7 PARALLEL 1
Term
640 X 480
Definition
STANDARD DISPLAY OF VGA
Term
STANDARD DISPLAY OF SVGA
Definition
800 X 600
Term
ASPECT RATIO
Definition
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL MEASUREMENT OF VIEWING AREA OF A MONITOR
Term
THE ASPECT RATIO 4:3
Definition
MONITR VIEWING AREA 16 INCHES WIDE BY 12 INCHES HIGH
Term
LOWER DOT PITCH
Definition
THE DOT PITCH WHICH IS BETTER THAN HIGHER DOT PITCH
Term
REFRESH RATE
Definition
HOW OFTEN PER SEC THE IMAGE IS REBUILT
Term
HIGHER REFRESH RATE/PER SEC
Definition
METHOND TO GET A BETTER IMAGE TO REDUCE FLICKER
Term
DOT PITCH
Definition
DISTANCE BETWEEN PIXELS ON SCREEN
Term
AMOUNT OF PIXELS FOR A BETTER IMAGE
Definition
LOWER DOT PITCH
Term
TWO FORMS OF LCD'S
Definition
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MATRIX
Term
CRT
Definition
CATHODE RAY TUBE MONITOR COMMON MONITOR
Term
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Definition
AT MOTHERBOARD
Term
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Definition
ATX MOTHERBOARD
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