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show One of two technologies used by hard drives where data is stored as magnetic spots on disks that rotate at a high speed. The other technology is solid state drive (SSD).  
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main board   show
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show One million Hz, or one million cycles per second.  
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memory   show
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microprocessor   show
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show The most commonly used output device for displaying text and graphics on a computer.  
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show The main board in the computer, Also called the system board. The CPU, ROM chips, DIMMs, RIMMs, and interface cards are plugged into the motherboard.  
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show A pointing and input device that allows the user to move a cursor around a screen and select items with the click of a button.  
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show nonvolatile – Refers to a kind of RAM that is stable and can hold data as long as electricity is powering the memory.  
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show An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40–pin flat or round data cable or an 80–conductor cable and a 40–pin IDE connector. See also serial ATA.  
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parallel port   show
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peripheral device   show
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port   show
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show A box inside the computer case that supplies power to the motherboard and other installed devices. Power supplies provide 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).  
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show Temporary storage on the motherboard used by the CPU to process data and instructions. Memory is considered primary storage.  
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printer   show
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processor   show
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program   show
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show A set of rules and standards that two entities use for communication.  
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