Knowledge Flashcards
Inverter
DC to AC
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
- lightweight
- low power and inexpensive
- requires backlight
-black level is a challenge
TN
Twisted Nematic
- fast response = Gaming
- poor viewing angles
- low color quality
- OG tech
SO-DIMM
Small outline dual in line memory module
- memory used for laptops
HDD
-Traditional spinning drive platter
- 2.5 in for laptop
- 3.5 for desktop
SDD
- All memory, no moving parts
- silent, fast access time, less latency
- 2.5 in
- 1.8 in
M.2
- Small form factor
- No SATA data or power cable
- Easy to install and replace
Migration from HDD to SDD
Method 1
- Install an OS on SDD
- Manually move user document over to new drive
Method 2
- Image/Clone the HDD
Method 2.1
- Create image file
- 1 drive at a time
-Create multiple copies across multiple system
Method 2.2
- Drive to drive image
- Image directly from 1 drive to the other
- Taking everything from 1 sys and copying sector by sector to another drive
- requires 2 system running simultaneously or system supports multiple drive running simultaneously
PAN
personal area network
-Bluetooth
NFC
Near field Communication
- 4cm or less
IPS
In Plane Switching
- excellent color rep
- wide viewing angle
- more expensive than TN
- slow response time
VA
Vertical Alignment
- bwt TN and IPS
- Good color rep
- High Contrast Ratio
- Good viewing angle
- Slower response time than TN
OLED
Organic Light emitting diode
- no backlight
- thinner and lighter, flexible
- very accurate color rep
- better contrast ratio and color rep than LCD
- higher cost and lower brightness than LCD
Hub
multi port repeater
half duplex
Cable Modem
-Data on “cable” network
- Coaxial Cable
- Shared bandwidth
-Broadband
- Highspeed networking