the central part of a computer that brings toghether all devices
What is a motherboard
100
a motherboard-installable module that regulates the electrical voltage that is fed to the system's microprocessor.
What is VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)
100
where the computer temporarily stores electronic instructions and data.
What is Memory
100
anything that goes into a computer in the form of data, grphics, commands, or sounds.
What is Input
100
data or information that is sent out of a computer system, program, or device.
What is output
200
The amount of electricity moving across a wire
What is Current
200
also known as the microprocessor, is the core or central intelligence of a computer system.
What is the CPU
200
known as primary storage or main memory
What is RAM
200
one of the most widely used peripheral input devices.
What is a keyboard
200
an electronic beam is directed by glass vacuum tube that uses an electron gun to the back of a glass screen that has a phosphorus coating.
What is a CRT
300
a measure of the pressure on electrons as they are being pushed through a medium.
What is Voltage
300
a special set of memory chips that are internal or external to the processor itself.
What is Cached memory
300
one unit or single chip
What is DRAM chip
300
a small pad that is sensitive to touch
What is touchpad
300
a rectagular area or grid of the monitor's display area used for images or for the mathematically created vector drawing processes.
What is a raster
400
a self-diagnostic program that runs a tesst on Ram, I/O devices, and the CPU on system start up.
What is POST (Power-ON Self Test
400
supervises the flow of information between the math co-processor and the CPU.
What is math coprocessor
400
a type of memory card that depends on flash memory.
What is compact flash
400
it can be plugged into an already powered-up system and is automatically detected by the operating system.
What is a USB mouse.
400
a popular type of noniimpact printer that is capable of producing resolutions fo 1400 dpi or greater, with a usual minimum requirements of 600 dpi.
What is a laser printer
500
Until 1997, these were the most popular types of motherboards on the market.
What is AT (advanced technology) and Baby AT
500
semifluidic grease that conduct heat several times more efficiently that air.
What is thermal compounds
500
reserved memory
What is UMA (Upper Memory Area)
500
an input device that caputures analog images in the form of text, photographs, or drawings and converts them to digital information (0s and 1s) that can be recognized by a computer system supporting scanner software.
What is a scanner
500
from of impact printer whose technology closely resembles that of a typewriter.