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an ch1 stack 2 Test

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gigahertz
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hard drive
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floppy drive
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floppy disk drive
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front side bus
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hardware
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graphics card
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The physical components that constitute the computer system, such as the monitor, the keyboard, the motherboard, and the printer.
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See video card.
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A drive that can hold either a 5 inch or 3 inch floppy disk. Also called floppy drive.
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See floppy disk drive
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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
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See system bus.
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One thousand MHz, or one billion cycles per second.
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ROM that can be reprogrammed or changed without replacing chips.
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A circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer.
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See memory bus or system bus.
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Output from a printer to paper.
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Software that is permanently stored in a chip. The BIOS on a motherboard is an example of firmware.
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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.
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See hard drive.
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A narrow slot on the motherboard where an expansion card can be inserted. Expansion slots connect to a bus on the motherboard.

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