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Address bus

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It’s helps give the location of where the data is found

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ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)

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An attachment that is used to hook up storage drives to your computer

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ATX ( Advanced Technology Extended)

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The standard size for most motherboards

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Backward Compatible

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Newer hardware can be used on older tech

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BIOS (Basic Input Output Services)

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Helps start up and check the hardware before booting

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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

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When people use their own tech at work

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Cache

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Data that’s saved because you visit it often

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Charge cycle

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When a battery is fully charged and recharged to be used again

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Chipset

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A chipset is what helps the hardware inside the computer communicate

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Clock Cycle

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It’s what helps the CPU stay in rhythm

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Clock Speed

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How fast your CPU works

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Clock Wire

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It tells the CPU to keep going

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CPU

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The main component of the computer! The brain of the operation

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CPU Sockets

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It’s how the motherboard interacts with the CPU

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Data sizes

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Different amount of data that can be stored and transferred

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DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM)

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RAM that works twice as fast

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Desktop

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The main page of your computer where your files and apps are

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DIMM

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RAM that is temporary memory and helps run programs.

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DisplayPort

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Sends an image (Sometimes audio). From computer to monitor

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DRAM

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A main type of RAM that stores data temporarily and refreshes often

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Drivers

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Instructions that help the CPU with external devices.

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DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

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A cable that only sends image to the monitor, no sound.

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Electrostatic discharge

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An charge that builds up and can damage important parts well building a pc.

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Factory Reset

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Restarting a device back to its original state

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Form Factor
The physical size and shape of hardware
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Hard Drive
Where data is stored permanently.
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Hardware
The physical components themselves
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HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
A storage that has spinning disks to read and write data, considered older hardware
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HDMI
Carries both image and sound to monitor
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Heatsink
Helps cool down the CPU
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Instruction Set
A step by step that the CPU can follow
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ITX
Mini versions of motherboards
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LGA *Land Grid Array)
The pins are located on the motherboard instead of the CPU itself
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Lightning Adapter
An Apple exclusive charger
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Mb/s (Megabits per second)
The speed at which the data is being sent or received
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Memory Controller Chip (MCC)
It’s between the CPU and RAM! It helps send and receive information between them
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Micro Display Port
A smaller version of a display port made for compact or mobile devices
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Micro HDMI
A smaller version of HDMI made for mobile devices to send video and sound
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Micro USB
A USB that's used for older android and non apple products
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Mini HDMI
A even smaller HDMI used for cameras and tablets to send video and sound
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Mini USB
A USB used for smaller portable devices like cameras or phones
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Motherboard
The main component that connects everything together
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Northbridge
A part of the motherboard that helps connect high speed components
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Overclocking
When you go over the standard speed for the CPU
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PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
Where you plug in graphics cards, sound card and other expansions to add more feature or power!
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Peripherals
External devices you connect to a computer
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NVMe (NVM Express)
Next generation SSD that delivers highest throughput and performance
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Pin Grid Array (PGA)
The pins are on the CPU itself
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POST (Power On Self Test)
Checks If Hardware is working correctly
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Programs
Basic instructions that tell the computer what to do
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RAM
Random Access Memory
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Registers
Location where data is stored that are. CPU works with!
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Reimaging
Wiping and reinstalling an operation system using a disk image (a copy of an operation system).
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Return merchandise authorization (RMA)
Receiving returned merchandise and authorizing a refund
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ROM chip (Read Only Memory
Where the BIOS Is stored
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RPM
Revolutions per minute
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Safe operating temperature
The temperature range in which rechargeable batteries must be kept in order to avoid damage
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SATA
one cable for data transfers
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SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)
Synchronizes to our systems' clock speed allowing quicker processing of data.
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SOC (System On a Chip)
Packs the CPU, Ram, and sometimes even the storage onto a single chip
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Southbridge
It maintains our IO or input/output controllers, like hard drives and USB devices that input and output data
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SSD
Solid State Drive
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Standoffs
Used to raise and attach motherboard
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Thermal paste
Used to connect CPU and Heatsink! Which makes the heat transfer better!
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Type-C connector
A type of USB connector y to replace many peripheral connections
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UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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USB (Universal Serial Bus)
A connection standard for connecting peripherals to devices such as computers
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USB-C adapter
One of the standard power, data and display connector types used in mobile devices

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