Hardware Terms
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| Central processing unit (CPU) | The chip located inside the system unit of a computer that performs the processing for a computer.
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| GHz – (gigahertz) | speed of a processor counted by billions of ticks per second.
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| MHz – (megahertz) | speed of a processor counted by millions of ticks per second.
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| System Unit | The container that holds the motherboard and keeps components safe.
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| Motherboard | The main circuit board of a computer to which all computer system components connect.
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| BIOS | Basic Input/Output System
Lowest level software in the computer that acts as an interface between the hardware of the operating system.
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| ROM | Read Only Memory
Contain permanently written data called firmware that loads the operating system when first powered on.
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| Cache | small, high speed memory between the processor and system memory. Faster than RAM.
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| Hard disk drive | A storage system consisting of one or more metal magnetic disks permanently sealed with an access mechanism inside its drive.
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| MB, Megabyte | Storage measurement in millions of bytes.
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| GB, Gigabyte | Storage measurement in billions of bytes.
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| TB, Terabyte | Storage measurement in trillions of bytes.
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| Random access memory (RAM) | provides a high speed, temporary location for the computer to hold data and program instructions.
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| Bit | The smallest unit of computing, consists of either a 0 or 1 (on or off)
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| Byte | 8 bits makes 1 byte.
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| Video Graphic Adapter | Enables the connection of a monitor and may provide additional graphics capabilities.
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| 3D Printer | A 3D printer is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) device that creates three-dimensional objects. Like a traditional printer, a 3D printer receives digital data from a computer as input.
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| Cable Modem | A cable modem is a peripheral device used to connect to the Internet. It operates over coax cable TV lines and provides high-speed Internet access.
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| Tape Drive | his is a removable storage device mainly used for backing up data. It is similar to a Zip Drive, but instead of Zip disks, it uses small tapes. The drive acts like a tape recorder, reading data from the computer and writing it onto the tape.
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| USB | Stands for "Universal Serial Bus." USB is the most common type of computer port used in today's computers.
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| Card Reader | "Card reader" is the generic term for an input device that reads flash memory cards.
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