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Glossary terms from course 1, module 2 Flashcards

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What is the function of the Address bus?

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Connects the CPU to the MCC and sends over the location of the data, but not the data itself

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What does ATA stand for?

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Advanced Technology Attachment

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What is the most common form factor for motherboards?

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ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended)

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What does backward compatible mean?

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Older hardware works with newer hardware

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Define BIOS.

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Basic Input Output Services, software that helps initialize the hardware in our computer

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What does BYOD stand for?

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Bring Your Own Device

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What is cache in computing?

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The assigned stored location for recently or frequently accessed data

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What is a charge cycle?

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One full charge and discharge of a battery

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What is the role of a chipset?

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Decides how components talk to each other on our machine

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What is a clock cycle?

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When you send a voltage to the clock wire

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What does clock speed refer to?

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The maximum number of clock cycles that it can handle in a set time period

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What is a CPU?

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Central Processing Unit

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What are CPU sockets?

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A series of pins that connect a CPU’s processor to the PC’s motherboard

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List the data sizes metrics.

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  • Bit
  • Byte
  • Kilobyte
  • Kibibyte
  • Megabyte
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What does DDR SDRAM stand for?

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Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

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What is the desktop in a computer?

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The main screen where we can navigate our files, folders, and applications

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What does DIMM stand for?

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Dual Inline Memory Module

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What is a display port?

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Port which also outputs audio and video

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What does DRAM stand for?

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Dynamic Random Access Memory

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What are drivers in computing?

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Instructions our CPU needs to understand external devices

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What does DVI stand for?

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Digital Visual Interface

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Define electrostatic discharge.

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A sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two electrically charged objects

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What is the External Data Bus (EDB)?

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A row of wires that interconnect the parts of our computer

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What is a factory reset?

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Resetting a device to the settings it came with from the factory

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What is the definition of form factor?
A mathematical way to compensate for irregularities in the shape of an object
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What is the function of a hard drive?
Long term memory component that holds all of our data
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What does HDD stand for?
Hard Disk Drive
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What does HDMI stand for?
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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What is a heatsink used for?
To dissipate heat from the CPU
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What is an instruction set?
A list of instructions that our CPU is able to run
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What does ITX stand for?
Information Technology eXtended
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What is Land Grid Array (LGA)?
A type of CPU socket that sticks out of the motherboard
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What does Mb/s stand for?
Megabit per second
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What is a memory controller chip (MCC)?
A bridge between the CPU and the RAM
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What is a Micro display port?
A standard power, data, and display connector type used in mobile devices
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What does SOC stand for?
System On a Chip
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What is the function of Southbridge?
Maintains input/output controllers like hard drives and USB devices
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What does SSD stand for?
Solid State Drive
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What are standoffs used for?
Used to raise and attach your motherboard to the case
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What is thermal paste?
A substance used to better connect the CPU and heatsink
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What is a Type-C connector?
A type of USB connector meant to replace many peripheral connections
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What does UEFI stand for?
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
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What is a USB-C adapter?
A standard power, data, and display connector type used in mobile devices
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What is abstraction?
To take a relatively complex system and simplify it for our use
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What is an algorithm?
A series of steps that solves specific problems
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What does ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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What is the binary system?
The communication that a computer uses, also known as base-2 numeral system
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What is a byte?
A group of 8 bits
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What is character encoding?
Used to assign binary values to characters
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What is the definition of a computer?
A device that stores and processes data by performing calculations
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What is cryptography?
The practice of coding and hiding messages from third parties
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What is the decimal form in computing?
Base 10 system with numbers ranging from zero to nine
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What is the digital divide?
The growing skills gap between people with and without digital literacy skills
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What is information technology?
The use of digital technology to store and process data into useful information
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What is Linux OS?
An open source operating system used in business and consumer space
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What do logic gates do?
Allow transistors to perform complex tasks based on logical conditions
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What does open source mean?
Developers allow others to share, modify, and distribute their software for free
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What is a PDA?
Personal Digital Assistant, allows computing to go mobile
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What are punch cards?
Cards with holes used to automatically perform calculations
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What is the RGB model?
Basic model of representing colors using red, green, and blue
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What does UTF-8 stand for?
8-bit Unicode Transformation Format

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