Basic Computer Parts
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| Expansion Slots | Used to plug in additional circuit boards to your computer to either add or improve functionality.
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| Parallel processing | Provides the ability to execute multiple instructions at the same time.
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| Gigahertz | CPU clock speed measurement which is 1 billion cycles per second.
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| Biometric scanner | Used to identify people by individual human characteristics such as fingerprints, iris or voice pattern.
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| OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode | May eventually replace LCD display screens as they do not require backlighting, making them far more energy efficient for any device that runs off battery power.
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| Resolution | The number of picture elements, called pixels, that make up the image shown in the display screen.
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| Thermal printer | Produce output by heating coated paper as the paper passes over the print head. Typically receipts.
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| Plotter | Moves one or more pens across the surface of the paper to produce a drawing. Typically blueprints and technical drawings.
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| Network adapter | Any device used to connect a computer to a network. Is the interface between your computer and the other networking equipment.
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| Protocols | A set of rules that define how data is exchanged between two devices.
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| Byte | A group of 8 bits that represents one character.
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| SSD - Solid State Drive | A newer type of hard disk technology increasingly being used in portable computers.
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| Flash memory | Chip-based technology where data is stored electronically on a chip instead of magnetically like a traditional HDD.
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| Optical disc | A CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc.
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| Data buses | Wires allowing data to travel between the components on the motherboard to the CPU and memory.
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| Motherboard | The main circuit board in the computer.
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| Instruction cycle | The CPU retrieving, decoding, executing and storing an instruction.
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| QR - Quick response codes | A type of barcode that looks like a matrix of black square dots.
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| Wi-Fi adapter | Communicates with a wireless access point or wireless router using radio frequencies to transfer data.
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| 802.11 protocol | The name of the standard developed to facilitate wireless communication among several hardware providers.
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