Disassembly & Power
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| Certified W-USB | A Wireless USB
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| ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment
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| Charging USB port | Port providing power to charge & run unpowered attached device, ie. flash drive.
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| Coaxial | Type of cabling used in video connections - copper core, insulated & shielded from EMO
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| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect. (older 32 & 64 bit, 66 MHz local bus standard found in computers)
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| UEFI | Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (replaced traditional BIOS, has boot manager instead of controlling boot processor - allows for graphic interface, use of mouse, and antivirus, before O.S. loads)
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| IDE | Integrated Drive Electronics (interface that evolved into the ATA standard that supports internal storage devices)
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| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect
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| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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| Form Factor | The shape and size (height, width, depth) of M/B, adapters, memory chips, power supplies, etc. (form factor must fit case)
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| ESD | Electrostatic Discharge (cumulative effects of ESD weaken or destroy electronic components)
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| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference (electronic noise created by electrical devices)
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| Dual-voltage | A type of power supply that can be used with 120 or 240-volt electrical systems.
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| Dual-rail power supply | Power supply that has two +12-volt lines available.
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| Current | Measure, in amps, of electrons running through a circuit.
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| CPU Throttling | Adjusting speed of CPU, also called 'dynamic frequency scaling'. This slows down computer when possible to use less energy & conserve battery.
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| Continuity | An electrocal resistance measurement to see if a wire is good or broken.
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| CMOS | Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - special type of memory on a M/B in which setup configuration is saved.
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| Capacitor | electrical component that can hold a charge.
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| Blackout | Total loss of AC power
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| Brownout | Loss of AC power due to overloaded circuits
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| Auto-Switching | Type of power supply that monitors incoming voltage from wall outlet & switches itself accordingly
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| ATX | Advanced Technology Extended - a form factor for M/B, cases & Power Supplies.
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| ATX power supply form factor | Shape and size of a power supply that is designed to fit & function with an ATX M/B and ATX case.
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| ATA standard | Advanced Technology Attachment - The original IDE interface that supported two drives (3 types: SATA & PATA)
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| Anti-static wrist strap | Strap connecting the technician to computer that equalizes the voltage potential between the two to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD)
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| Amps | Ampers, measurement of electrical current.
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| ACPI | Advanced Configuration & Power Interface. Technology that allows M/B & O.S. to control power needs and operation modes of various devices.
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| AC circuit tester | Device that checks a wall outlets wiring.
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| 24-pin main power | Main ATX M/B power connector
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| 20-pin main power | Older M/B power connector.
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| 15-pin SATA power | Internal SATA power connector
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| 8-pin PCIe | Video card power connector sometimes labeled as a 6 + 2, meaning it can be used with a 6-pin or 8-pin connector.
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| 8-pin 12v | CPU power connector used with ATX 12V v1 power supply
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| 6-pin PCIe | Power connector for PCIe video adapter
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| Ohms | Measure of resistance, amount of opposition to current in a electrical circuit.
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| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet or Safety Data Sheet - contains information about cleaning solutions.
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| MOV | Metal Oxide Varistor - electronic component in surge protectors protects computer or device plugged into the strip preventing extra voltage from passing to outlets.
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| 4-pin 12V | Power connector for CPU that is sometimes labeled AUX
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| 3-pin | Used to monitor fan speed.
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