hardware Flashcards by michael robles

5 parts of a processor

alu, control unit, registers, i/o unit, internal data bus

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what is d-shell connector

more pins on top than below

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operating system

initiates software and hardware integration

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wireless connectivity for input devices

infrared, radio, bluetooth

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what is an ethernet port connected to

NIC- network interface card

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hard drive

holds data

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two big cpu manufacturers 6 lessers

intel, amd 2. motorola, via, samsung, nvidia, apple

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easy keyboard troubleshooting

press num or caps lock. switch applications

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1394a specifics

100, 200, 400 3 pin nonpowered 15ft and 60 ft

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how is data moved around from processer to externals?

external data bus or internal data bus

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Thunderbolt ( incude 2 port types) Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

v2 20GB v3 30GB Digital 10GB @200’ yes audio 9.8’ passive copper

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what does cpu do

executes instructions, performs calculations, and coordinates input/output operations

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motherboard

main circuit board, keyboard and mouse may have direct connection

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processor 2 names

cpu- central processing unit microprocessor

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bios

basic input output system, determines what hardware can interact

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Amounts 1byte 1KB 1MB 1GB 1TB

8 bit, 1024 1048576 1bill 1 trill

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esata speed, pins, feet

7pin, 600 mb, 6.6 ft

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BNC- stands for (not important)and describes

Bayonet neil concelman coaxial, digital networks

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sata and esata stands for

external serial advanced technology attatchment

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power supply does what?

converts ac to dc

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DisplayPort

Digital 25.92 Gb/S yes audio 9.8’ passive, 108’ active

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Purpose of sound car

converts digital signals to sound, vise versa

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what is a keyed port

can only be inserted one way

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overview firewire 1394 speeds, pins

100, 200, 400, 800, 1200, 1600 4, 6 ,9

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what is esatap port?

esata with usb, able to provide power

USB stands for, max devices

universal serial bus 127

DPI of optical mouse

500-3500

define adapter, another name for it

electronic circuits plugged into expansion slot. also called controller card

describe s-video

gap at top 2 sets of round holes 1 insert hole

DVI 3 types 2 link types

digital visual interface -3 square rows single link vs dual link DVID-digital DVII-both DVIA-analog

different usb speeds how many wires

1.5, 12 mb 4 480 mb 4 5gb 10gb 9

define port

allows devices to connect

How does optical mouse detect movement?

LED

optical drive

uses cd's

internal hard drive failure can be booted and troubleshooted by connecting what?

an external esata drive

describe VGA port: define, is it analog digital or both

Video graphics array analog

what does volatile mean

data loss with power loss

firewire 1394 specifics

100, 200, 400 mb/s one transmition at a time 6 pin 15ft and 60ft

parts of an ethernet cord, whats it called

rj-45 8 conductors

what does memory(ram) contain?

applications, OS, documents its volatile

color of mouse port vs keyboard

green then purple

1394b

3200 mb 9pin, cat5e unshielded 15ft and 330 ft

certified-w

wireless 480 @ 10ft 110 @ 30ft

ALU stands for

arithmetic logic unit

define software

programs interact with hardware

nfc stands for

nearfield communication device

input device

produce data

describe male vs female port

prongs vs holes

processor speed is measured in

hertz

device driver

software enabling hardware interaction

VGA Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

analog

what devices use sata

storage devices, hard drive, optical

what is thunderbolt port used for

video audio data

Define hardware

physical computer parts

What is a bit and how does it turn on/off

1 or 0. measured by voltage level

HDMI stands for

high definition multimedia interface

meaning of DPI

dots per inch.

uses for display port

visual and audio

1394c

800mb 15ft and 330ft

firmware

hardware comes with software on it

HDCP stands for

high-bandwidth digital content protection

HDMI Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

Digital 18GB/S yes audio 16' standard, 49' high speed

modem port and pin #

RJ-11 9 pin

output device

accepts data

common apple ieee port number and name

1394 aka firewire

firewire two modes- what are they used for

asynchronous-ensures data reliability isochronous- ensures bandwith, no error correction

what is USB header

pins on motherboard

kvm switch

keyboard video mouse switch.

DVI Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

Both 7.92 no audio 15' for 1280\*1024

intel 8088 vs today

4.77mhz vs 5ghz 16bit vs 64/128 bit

drm stands for

digital rights management

i/o device

can produce or accept data

FSB stands for

Front side bus

FSB

pci stands for

peripheral cmponent interconnect

pci speeds and bandwidth pcie v2 v3 v4 speeds

33 and 66 mgh/z bandwidth is 533 mb/s 2=50mb to 8gb 3=985mb to 15.75gb 4=1969 mb to 31.51 gb

agp stands for

accelerated graphics port

cpu throttling is what

reducing clock frequenc to reduce power and heat, typical in mobile devices

high speed memory storage in processor is known as

define cash memory

fastest access memory increasing processor speeds unless located in the motherboard ram or hard drive

what are 5 parts of data access hierarchy

define clock cycle

transfer of 1 and 0 to and from processor

define thread

handling a set of instructions either by one processor or multiple threads

DIB stands for? define?

dual independant bus. fsb connects cpu to motherboard, bsb cpu to L2 cache

Hyper-Transport-define, and by who

AMD's Direct Connect allows each of the processor cores to connect directly to memory eliminating FSB

Multi-core processors; define

Having multiple cores on the same unit instead of seperate

AMD and Intel integrated GPU's are called

apu accelerated processing unit. intel hd/iris graphics

Define virtualization and list 4

one computer to act as if it were two or more computers, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM VirtualBox, or Microsoft Hyper-V

Define Hyper-V

Letting an application work in a virtual environment for compatibility

name intel processors and how many cores they have.

i7, i5, i3, pentium, celeron, atom

what is core I7 used for, how many cores

multi-core. good for virtualization, graphic design, gaming

what is core I5 used for, how many cores

dual and quad processor. Used in photo, video, email internet

what is core I3 used for

word processing, internet access

what is core Pentium used for, how many cores

Single or dual core for general computing laptop or computer

what is core atom used for

mobile internet device processor

what is core celeron used for

mobile device general computer

cpu sockets( 6)

Pin grid array(pga) staggered pga plastic pga micro oga flip chip ball GA land GA

second name for processor sockets

zero insertion force sockets

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