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- 4. a wireless connection standard used for things from file transfer to wireless audio transmission
- 5. acts as a controller for the CPU and memory to make sure they are properly synced
- 7. the whole path (bus) that allows data transfer between multiple components
- 11. a component used for storing heaps of electricity
- 12. A type of fluorescent that utilizes a ballast and cathodes to produce light
- 14. A monitor that uses rotational crystal and a CFL backlight to display images and color
- 15. A register inside the CPU that holds data currently being transferred either to or from memory
- 16. a area for storing bits of data within a CPU (usually assigned a role)
- 17. An analog video connector with 15 pins
- 18. a type of monitor that uses a electron cannon inside a vacuum and magnetic fields to produce an image
- 24. a paste usually composed of non conductive metals that allows for heat transfer from the CPU to the heatsink
- 25. A graphics processing unit within the CPU, usually referred to as integrated graphics
- 27. a fan attached or within the casing of a computer for cooling
- 31. dubbed a graphics card, an extension that is put in an expansion slot allowing for offloading graphics from the CPU
- 33. A faster type of ram that stores data directly in memory rather than in cells
- 36. a mode built into most operating systems that disables or restricts certain functions to save battery power
- 37. a unit used for representing a single transistor within a system
- 38. a section of the bus that controls how the CPU communicates with external hardware
- 42. A battery composed of mostly lithium that is used inside most modern day electronics
- 43. A processors central mathematical operations center
- 44. a standard of digital display connector that includes audio support
- 45. a non-volatile small form factor portable storage device
- 47. A type of memory that allows for random reads and writes for the computer
- 49. A standard for motherboard size just slightly larger than ATX
- 50. copper lines within the layers of a PCB for transmitting electrical charges
- 51. A type of DILM thats around 50% the size of normal DIMMs
- 52. an integrated circuit used for managing most time-based functions within a system
- 54. a form of non-volatile storage using platters and magnetic bit addressing
- 55. a smaller board in relation to the motherboard, usually contains extensions to features already present on the motherboard
- 57. a unit within a computer that converts and distributes power throughout the system (some convert AC to DC)
- 58. a standard of SDRAM that allows for reads and writes twice per clock cycle
- 61. A type of storage device that has no moving parts, all transistors and capacitors
- 62. an extremely small form factor for small devices (3.9" x 2.8")
- 63. A memory chip used for storing data for the firmware of a device (ROM)
- 65. the register within a CPU that stores the current set of instructions to follow
- 66. a wireless networking standard that uses multiple concepts to securely connect devices wirelessly and utilizes a "card"
- 67. a form factor of motherboard used in mobile devices primarily
- 69. A monitor that uses LEDs with a light emitting diode backlight instead of a CFL one
- 70. the structure of a CPU that is etched into the silicon, includes its own standard of instruction set
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- 1. a one way information connection from CPU to memory, comes in most commonly 32 and 64 bit variants
- 2. A portable device that stores data
- 3. the CPU register for storing arithmetic logic data
- 6. a form factor of motherboard on the smaller side
- 8. A register within the CPU responsible for managing the memory address space
- 9. a board composed of fiberglass and embedded copper wiring that acts as a frame for electronics
- 10. a type of cooling that uses passive transfer of heat instead of a fan or water
- 13. A term used for referencing the size of items within a computer system
- 19. a standard of connectors primarily used for connecting storage devices within a computer
- 20. a type of CPU socket design that usually has a square Fram with pins arranged on the bottom of the CPU itself
- 21. a term for the (usually) copper and aluminum object that cools computer systems
- 22. a unit of bytes representing 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes
- 23. a type of filter within a monitor that allows for only certain polarized light waves to pass through
- 26. A form of RAM that uses transistors and capacitors to store data
- 28. A crevice or section on a HDD platter where the data is magnetically stored
- 29. a chrome extension allowing users to use googles docs service in an offline enviorment
- 30. A method of mounting where the component is directly mounted onto the PCB
- 32. the piece of hardware that holds HDD platters in their proper place
- 34. A unit of bytes representing ,000,000,000 bytes
- 35. a processor made up of multiple processing cores that allows for parallel tasks
- 39. a type of socket that utilizes surface-mount packaging and that has pins inside the socket
- 40. a smaller form factor of SODIMM primarily used in notebooks/laptops
- 41. the biggest form of ATX designed for additional expansion slots
- 46. the bus that allows for bi directional transmission from the CPU outwards
- 48. the smallest form of ATX, for the most compact systems
- 53. A type of RAM that synchronizes its actions with the CPU clock
- 56. a term commonly used in describing the speed of modern CPU clocks, equivalent to 1,00 Mhz
- 59. a device inserted into most commonly a PCIE slot that performs graphics calculations
- 60. the amount of space an object takes up
- 63. an independent logic unit of a CPU, multiple of it allow for parallel processing along with multithreading
- 64. a standard of RAM slot that allows for communication between the chips and the CPU
- 68. a small circuit made with most commonly transistors, resistors, and silicone.
- 69. A form of cooling for a computer system that uses water, piping, a radiator, and a pump to operate
- 70. a measurement of frequency that is equal to 1,000 kHz