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Analog:
Something that reads bumps and grooves; it doesn't just read. Usually more accurate than digital data.
exp. VCR
Something that reads bumps and grooves; it doesn't just read. Usually more accurate than digital data.
exp. VCR
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Bit (Bionary DigIt):
The smallest unit of a computer. A computer page contains about 16,000 bits. A single digit number in base -2 (0's or 1').
* bytes - it takes eight bits to make a byte.
The smallest unit of a computer. A computer page contains about 16,000 bits. A single digit number in base -2 (0's or 1').
* bytes - it takes eight bits to make a byte.
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Cache:
Store cache stores recently used information in a place where it can be
accessed very quickly.
Store cache stores recently used information in a place where it can be
accessed very quickly.
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Firmware:
Software program or set of instructions programmed on a hardware
device.
exp. CD and DVD drive manufactures
- read media faster
- devices work more efficiently
Software program or set of instructions programmed on a hardware
device.
exp. CD and DVD drive manufactures
- read media faster
- devices work more efficiently
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Flash Memory:
A type of electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). Name came from how the memory was designed.
Exp. A flash drive
A type of electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). Name came from how the memory was designed.
Exp. A flash drive
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Memory:
Digitally stored information that can be opened exactly the way it was saved on a computer.
Usually refers to RAM - random access memory.
Digitally stored information that can be opened exactly the way it was saved on a computer.
Usually refers to RAM - random access memory.
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Peripheral:
Any device that provides internal and output for the computer.
exp. keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, etc.
- sometimes called I/O devices.
Any device that provides internal and output for the computer.
exp. keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, etc.
- sometimes called I/O devices.
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USB (Universal Serial Bus):
A type of computer port used to connect a computer to almost anything.
USB 1.1 vs. USB 2.0
- Transfer rates = difference
Introduced in 1997 by Apple.
A type of computer port used to connect a computer to almost anything.
USB 1.1 vs. USB 2.0
- Transfer rates = difference
Introduced in 1997 by Apple.
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Ethernet:
The most common type of connection computers use in a local area
network.
The most common type of connection computers use in a local area
network.
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Chip:
A computer chip is a piece of silicon with an electonic circuit embedded
in it.
A computer chip is a piece of silicon with an electonic circuit embedded
in it.