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biometric device   an input device that inputs biological data about a person;fingerprints,facehandprints,voice,eye  
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chip creep   a condition in which chips loosen because of thermal changes  
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com1   communications port 1  
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com1   the number assigned a serial port that determines the system resources used by the port  
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crt   cathode ray tube  
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crt   an older technology used by monitors in which the filsments at the back of a cathode tube shoot a beam of electrons to the screen at the front of the tube  
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degauss button   a buttone on a crt monitor that can be pressed to eliminate accummulated or stray magnetic fields around the monitor which can cause a crt monitor to flicker or have wavy lines  
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dvi-d   video port that works only with digital monitors  
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dvi-i   video port that supports both analog and digital monitors  
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dxdiag.exe   a windows command to display information about hardware and diagnose problems with diectx  
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ecp   extended capabilities port  
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ecp   standard signaling method for bi-directional parallel communication between a computer and peripheral devices that offers the potential for much higher rates of data transfer than the original parallel signaling methods  
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energy star   green system that satisfies the epa requirements to decrease the overrall consumption of electricity  
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epp   enhanced parallel port  
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epp   allows data to flow in both directions  
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firewire   IEEE 1394  
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flat panel monitors   lcd monitor  
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hard drive dock   a device used to protect and house a hard drive outside the computer case and connect it to a esata,usb, or other typr of port  
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hdmi   high definition multimedia interface  
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hdmi   compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed digital audio/video data from a HDMI-compliant device ("the source" or "input") to a compatible digital audio device, computer monitor, video projector, and digital television.  
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hub   a network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables and distrubutes incoming data packets to all other devices connected to it  
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i.link   IEEE 1393  
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i/o controller card   an older card that can contain serial,parallel,and game ports and floppy drive and ide connectors  
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ieee 1284   a standard for parallel ports and cables developed by the institute for electrical and electronics engineers and supported by hardware manufacturers  
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ieee1394   standards for expansion bus that can also be configured to work as a local bus.  
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ieee1394.3   designed for peer to peer data transmission and allows imaging devices to send images and photos directly to the printers without involving a computer  
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infrared transceiver   wirelessly uses infrared technology to support some wireless devices such as keyboards,mice and printers.  
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interlaced   a type of display in which the electronic beam of a monitor draws every other line with each pass,which lessons the overall effect of a lower refresh rate  
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ir transceiver   infrared transceiver  
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ieee1394   expected to replace the scsi bus,providing an easy method to install and configure fast i/o devices  
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irda   infrared data association transceiver  
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irda   infrared data association  
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irq   interrupt request  
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irq line   a line on a bus that is assigned to a device and is used to signal the cpu for servicing  
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isochronous data transfer   transfers data continuously without breaks  
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kvm   keyboard video mouse  
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kvm switch   allows you to use one keyboard,mouse and monitor for multiple computers  
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lcd   liquid crystal dispaly  
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lcd monitor   produces an image using a liquid crystal material made of large easily polarized molecules  
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lpt   line printer terminal  
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lpt   is the usual designation for a parallel port connection to a printer or other device on a personal computer. Most PCs come with one or two LPT connections designated as LPT1 and LPT2. Some systems support a third, LPT3. Whatever the number, LPT1 is the us  
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native resolution   the actual and fixed number of pixels built into an lcd monitor  
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noninterlaced   a type of display in which the electronic beam of a crt monitor draws every line on the screen with each pass  
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refresh rate   the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top to bottom  
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resolution   the number of pixels on a monitor screen that are addressable by software  
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rgb   red green blue  
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rgb   the three colors create a color space that contains three dots,one for each color  
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rs-232c   reference standard  
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rs-232c   interface standard used by a serial port  
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recommended standard 232 revision c   series of computer parts that allow everything in the computer communicate with each other. so it's not a particular thing. like roads and railways are both ways to get places, but but use a different series of pieces and means to get to those places  
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spp   standard parallel port  
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spp   an outdated serial port that allows data to flow in one direction and is the slowest of the three types of parallel ports  
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svga   super vga  
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s-video port   four pin port that sends two signals over the cable,one for color and the other for brightness,and is used by some high end tv and videos equipment  
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touch screen   an input device that uses a monitor or lcd panel as a backdrop for user options  
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uart   universal asynchronous receiver transmitter  
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vga   video graphics adapter  
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vga   a basic standard for color resolution in computer monitors that, today, represents the lowest common denominator for compatibility  
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div   digital visual interface  
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ecp   for non-printer peripherals  
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hdmi   digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency (RF) coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART,  
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every i/o device is controlled by   software  
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internal devices   network card sound card video card  
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primary windows tool to manage hardware devices   device manager  
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energy star   satisfy certain energy conserving standards required by the EPA  
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external i/o   monitor printer mouse keyboard  
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drivers   control i/o devices  
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usb version 1.1   allows for two speeds  
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basic speed usb   original usb  
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usb version 2.0`   high speed usb  
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usb2   480 mbps  
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high speed usb   backward compatible  
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usb3.0   superspeed usb  
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four wires on a usb cable   two for power. two for communications  
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ps2 ports   not hot swappable  
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parallel port   female connector  
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serial port   male connector  
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IEEE 1394   firewire  
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rj45   network port  
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three types of video ports   vga s video ddi  
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video   analog signal  
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a male connctor   flat and wide  
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b male connector   square  
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static data   data referred to byte  
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transmitting data   bits per second  
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advantages of usb   easy to configure plug n play faster  
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usb1.1   1.5 mbps and 12 mbps  
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usb2.0   allows for up to 480 mbps  
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IEEE1394a   firewire 400  
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IEEE1394b   firewire 800  
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IEEE1394c    
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IEEE1394.3    
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IEEE1394b    
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db   data bus  
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parallel   male  
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serial   female  
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db9 pin    
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db25 pin    
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spp   standard parallel port  
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epp   enhanced parallel port  
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ecp   extended capabilities port  
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epp   standard port  
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standard part   slowest of three ports  
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epp   centronics port  
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epp   data flows in both directions  
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ecp   bi directional data  
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parallel ports   pink ports  
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ecp   designed to increase speed over epp using a dma channel  
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dma   direct memory access  
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data integrity   gets were its suppose to be and gets there together at the same time  
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IEEE 1284   epp and ecp  
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analog   sign wave  
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digital   binary 1 and 0  
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infrared transceiver   obsolete technology due to line of sight issue  
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two ir header pins   receiver and transmitter heads  
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monitor and video card   needed for video output  
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categories of monitors   crt lcd flat panel led  
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led   light emmitting diodes  
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dot pitch   the distance between any two dots  
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primary lights   red green blue  
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lcd monitor   an image using a liquid crystal material made of large easily polarized molecules  
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lcd   can receive digital and analog signalsfrom the video card have two ports to accommadate each  
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pixel   formed by the intersection of the row and column electrodes  
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vesa   video electronics standard association  
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minimum refresh rate   70hz or 70 complete refreshes per second  
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noninterlaced monitor   progressive monitor  
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interlaced   draws the screen in two passes  
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noninterlaced   draws it in one pass  
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native resolution   actual fixed number of pixels built into the monitor  
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minimum resolution for monitors   800 x 600  
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xga   extended graphics array resolution  
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sxga+   super extended graphics array resolution  
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uxga   ultra extended wide graphics array resolution  
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wuxga   wide ultra resolution  
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convert resolution   horizontal times vertical pixels  
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qwxga   quad wide  
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wqxga   wide quad  
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vram   video ram  
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sgram   synchronous graphics ram  
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wram   window ram  
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mdram   multibank dram  
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3-d ram    
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drdram   direct dynamic ram  
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ddr   double data rate  
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ddr2   double data rate 2  
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ddr3   double data rate 3  
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gddr3   graphic dynamic direct  
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gddr4   graphic  
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direct x   microsoft tool that developers can use to write multimedia applications,games  
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direct x components   direct draw direct music direct play direct 3d  
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drivers   handle communicationbetween bios and operating system  
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