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an ch1 stack 3 Test

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motherboard
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port
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parallel port
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program
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mouse
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non–volatile memory
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monitor
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printer
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magnetic hard drive
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One of two technologies used by hard drives where data is stored as magnetic spots on disks that rotate at a high speed. The other technology is solid state drive
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The main board in the computer, Also called the system board. The CPU, ROM chips, DIMMs, RIMMs, and interface cards are plugged into the motherboard.
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A peripheral output device that produces printed output to paper. Different types include dot matrix, ink–jet, and laser printers.
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A set of step–by–step instructions to a computer. Some are burned directly into chips, while others are stored as program files. Programs are written in languages such as Visual Basic and C++.
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(1) As applied to services running on a computer, a number assigned to a process on a computer so that the process can be found by TCP/IP. Also called a port address or port number. (2) Another name for an I/O address. See also I/O address.
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A pointing and input device that allows the user to move a cursor around a screen and select items with the click of a button.
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nonvolatile – Refers to a kind of RAM that is stable and can hold data as long as electricity is powering the memory.
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The most commonly used output device for displaying text and graphics on a computer.
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A female 25–pin port on a computer that can transmit data in parallel, 8 bits at a time, and is usually used with a printer. The names for parallel ports are LPT1 and LPT2.
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One million Hz, or one million cycles per second. See hertz
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Temporary storage on the motherboard used by the CPU to process data and instructions. Memory is considered primary storage.
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See motherboard.
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A box inside the computer case that supplies power to the motherboard and other installed devices. Power supplies provide 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC. Also called a power supply unit
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An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40–pin flat or round data cable or an 80–conductor cable and a 40–pin IDE connector. See also serial ATA.
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See central processing unit
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Devices that communicate with the CPU but are not located directly on the motherboard, such as the monitor, floppy drive, printer, and mouse.
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Physical microchips that can hold data and programming, located on the motherboard or expansion cards.
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A set of rules and standards that two entities use for communication.
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See central processing unit

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