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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expansion cards | A circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer.expansion cards |
| expansion slots | A narrow slot on the motherboard where an expansion card can be inserted. Expansion slots connect to a bus on the motherboard.expansion slots |
| firmware | Software that is permanently stored in a chip. The BIOS on a motherboard is an example of firmware.firmware |
| flash ROM | ROM that can be reprogrammed or changed without replacing chips.flash ROM |
| floppy disk drive (FDD) | A drive that can hold either a 5 inch or 3 inch floppy disk. Also called floppy drive.floppy disk drive (FDD) |
| floppy drive | See floppy disk drive (FDD)floppy drive |
| front side bus (FSB) | See system bus front side bus (FSB) |
| gigahertz (GHz) | One thousand MHz, or one billion cycles per second.gigahertz (GHz) |
| graphics card | See video card.graphics card |
| hard copy | Output from a printer to paper.hard copy |
| hard disk drive (HDD) | See hard drive.hard disk drive (HDD) |
| hard drive | The main secondary storage device of a PC. Two technologies are currently used by hard drives: magnetic and solid state. Also called a hard disk drive (HDD).hard drive |
| hardware | The physical components that constitute the computer system, such as the monitor, the keyboard, the motherboard, and the printer.hardware |
| hertz (Hz) | Unit of measurement for frequency, calculated in terms of vibrations, or cycles per second. For example, for 16–bit stereo sound, a frequency of 44,000Hz is used. See also megahertz.hertz (Hz) |
| host bus | See memory bus or system bus.host bus |
| keyboard | A common input device through which data and instructions may be typed into computer memory.keyboard |