Transcript Tech Term Flash cards

Vocabulary Hardware
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Computer Science – Espinosa
Hardware ?
A piece of silicon with an electronic circuit embedded
in it.
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chip
Hardware ?
Acronym for super-thin displays that are used in
laptop computer screens and flat panel monitors.
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
they use up much less power than standard CRT
(Cathode-Ray Tube) monitors – The old big tv type
monitors
Hardware ?
a cable made up of super-thin filaments of glass or other
transparent materials that can carry beams of light.
Because a _________ is light-based, data can be sent
through it at the speed of light.
Using a laser transmitter that encodes frequency signals
into pulses of light, ones and zeros are sent through the
cable.
The receiving end of the transmission translates the light
signals back into data which can be read by a computer.
Fiber-Optic Cable
Hardware ?
an optical disc format such as CD and DVD.
It was developed for recording and playing back
high-definition (HD) video and for storing large
amounts of data.
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Blu-ray
Acronym Hardware ?
This hardware component is the
Brain of the computer
The most important part of the computer that
controls the power & overall performance
Intel is the world wide industry leader of this
hardware component
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CPU
CPU – central processing unit
Hardware ?
This piece of hardware is used for temporary storage
but very fast. The more memory you have the faster
your computer.
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RAM
Random Access Memory
Sometimes just called memory
Hardware ?
Hardware device is used for connecting to the
Internet and subscribers see a much faster response
than dial-up connections – up to 30 Mbps.
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Cable Modem
Hardware ? **
Standard unit of measurement for measuring
frequency –
for computers it is measuring one electromagnetic
wave.
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Hertz - Hz
Hardware ?
a type of electrically erasable programmable readonly memory (EEPROM).
The name comes from how the memory is designed -a section of memory cells can be erased in a single
action extremely quickly.
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Flash Memory
Hardware ? **
a hardware device that directs data from a local area
network (LAN) to another network connection.
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Router
The owners CISCO Systems created the first routers.
Hardware ?
Main circuit board of the computer.
Attached to it – CPU, ROM, RAM, PCI slots, USB ports
etc.
Basically holds all the parts so that everything works
in your computer.
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Motherboard