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Arkansas CBA unit 1 Hardware

Question	Answer
hard disk drive	See hard drive.
host bus	See memory bus or system bus.
floppy drive	See floppy disk drive
expansion slots	A narrow slot on the motherboard where an expansion card can be inserted. Expansion slots connect to a bus on the motherboard.
floppy disk drive	A drive that can hold either a 5 inch or 3 inch floppy disk. Also called floppy drive.
firmware	Software that is permanently stored in a chip. The BIOS on a motherboard is an example of firmware.
hertz	Unit of measurement for frequency, calculated in terms of vibrations, or cycles per second. For example, for 16–bit stereo sound, a frequency of 44,000Hz is used. See also megahertz.
gigahertz	One thousand MHz, or one billion cycles per second.
graphics card	See video card.
hard drive	The main secondary storage device of a PC. Two technologies are currently used by hard drives: magnetic and solid state. Also called a hard disk drive
front side bus	See system bus.
hardware	The physical components that constitute the computer system, such as the monitor, the keyboard, the motherboard, and the printer.
expansion cards	A circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer.
hard copy	Output from a printer to paper.
flash ROM	ROM that can be reprogrammed or changed without replacing chips.

hard disk drive	Answer: See hard drive.	1	0	false
host bus	Answer: See memory bus or system bus.	2	0	false
floppy drive	Answer: See floppy disk drive	3	0	false
expansion slots	Answer: A narrow slot on the motherboard where an expansion card can be inserted. Expansion slots connect to a bus on the motherboard.	4	0	false
floppy disk drive	Answer: A drive that can hold either a 5 inch or 3 inch floppy disk. Also called floppy drive.	5	0	false
firmware	Answer: Software that is permanently stored in a chip. The BIOS on a motherboard is an example of firmware.	6	0	false
hertz	Answer: Unit of measurement for frequency, calculated in terms of vibrations, or cycles per second. For example, for 16–bit stereo sound, a frequency of 44,000Hz is used. See also megahertz.	7	0	false
gigahertz	Answer: One thousand MHz, or one billion cycles per second.	8	0	false
graphics card	Answer: See video card.	9	0	false
device	The main secondary storage _____ of a PC. Two technologies are currently used by hard drives: magnetic and solid state. Also called a hard disk drive	10	1	true
front side bus	Answer: See system bus.	11	0	false
components	The physical _____ that constitute the computer system, such as the monitor, the keyboard, the motherboard, and the printer.	12	1	true
expansion cards	Answer: A circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer.	13	0	false
hard copy	Answer: Output from a printer to paper.	14	0	false
flash ROM	Answer: ROM that can be reprogrammed or changed without replacing chips.	15	0	false