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PC Terms #2
Term | Definition |
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Digital electronics | Represented by a simple switch. The switch is either on or off |
Analog electronics | Uses and produces varying voltage levels |
A computer | an assembly of electronic modules |
Data | information |
Binary number system | consists of entirely ones and zeroes |
Hexadecimal number system | computer code that uses 16 characters |
ASCII Code | American Standard Code |
Bit | Smallest amount of data |
Byte | Equal to 8 bits |
Serial transfer (serial port) | Data sent through a port one bit at a time in order |
Parallel transfer | more than one bit at a time |
Firewire | Fast transfer of data |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
RJ-45 Connector | clear plastic connector at the end of Ethernet wire |