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RAM   show
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ROM   show
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show A sound port that connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital output and the best signal quality.  
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secondary storage   show
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serial ATA   show
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show A male 9–pin or 25–pin port on a computer system used by slower I/O devices such as a mouse or modem. Data travels serially, one bit at a time, through the port. Serial ports are sometimes configured as COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4.  
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software   show
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show A hard drive that has no moving parts  
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startup BIOS   show
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show BIOS located on the motherboard.  
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system board   show
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show The bus between the CPU and memory on the motherboard. The bus frequency in documentation is called the system speed, such as 400 MHz. Also called the memory bus, front–side bus, local bus, or host bus.  
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system clock   show
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show A wire on a circuit board that connects two components or devices.  
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USB   show
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show An interface card installed in the computer to control visual output on a monitor. Also called display adapter or graphics card.  
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show Memory used by the video controller. The memory might be contained on a video card or be part of system memory. When part of system memory, the memory is dedicated by Windows to video.  
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show Refers to a kind of RAM that is temporary, cannot hold data very long, and must be frequently refreshed.  
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