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- 6. standard computer bus interface used to connect host bus adapters to mass storage devices
- 9. Represents one-millionth (\(10^{-6}\)) of a unit, such as in micrometers (\(\mu m\)) or microseconds (\(\mu s\))
- 10. directs the flow of data and manages the execution of instructions by acting as the processor's "brain"
- 11. a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images, videos, and animations for display.
- 12. thin, energy-efficient flat-panel display technology used in electronics
- 13. the standard wired technology for connecting devices, within a LAN enabling high-speed, secure, and reliable data communication
- 17. the first software to run during startup. It initializes, tests, and configures hardware & facilitates the boot process to load the operating system
- 18. a traditional, non-volatile magnetic storage device used in computers to permanently store data
- 19. a high-performance, non-volatile data storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data persistently
- 20. a video display interface standard developed by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) in 1999.
- 21. an interface that uses text-based input and output, rather than graphics, to communicate with the user
- 22. a type of non-volatile storage in computers and electronic devices that permanently stores essential firmware
- 24. distributes data across drives using techniques like striping, mirroring, or parity.
- 25. ndustry-standard digital interface for transmitting uncompressed audio and video data between devices
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- 1. the primary, specialized electronic chip that executes instructions from software and hardware
- 2. an analog display interface standard introduced by IBM in 1987, utilizing a 15-pin D-subminiature connector to transmit video signals from computers to monitors or projectors
- 3. A flash memory card standard introduced in 1997 for solid-state storage
- 4. a foundational digital circuit within a computer's CPU that performs all mathematical, and logical operations on binary data.
- 5. a standard physical interface for connecting storage devices like hard drives and CD-ROMs to a computer's motherboard
- 7. a computer's short-term, high-speed, volatile storage that holds data for actively running applications and the operating system
- 8. a standardized industry interface developed in 1996 for connecting, communicating, and powering peripheral devices to computers.
- 14. primary, proprietary journaling file system, and server environments to efficiently store, organize, and manage files on HDDs and SSDs
- 15. a type of malicious software (malware) that spreads by replicating itself, inserting its own code into other programs, files, or the boot sector of a hard drive
- 16. a hardware component (circuit board or chip) that enables a device to connect to a network
- 23. refers to a class of compact, energy-efficient, and generally affordable devices, which serve as smaller alternatives to traditional desktop towers