Unit 1
Connects motherboard to power supply
power connectors
Temporary place to store material that makes the computer faster. It's erased when computer turns off.
RAM (Random Access Memory)
HDD
Hard Disk Drive - Type of data storage device that is used in laptops and desktop computers.
Used to connect microphone and speakers or headphones
Audio Connectors
Removable peripheral device and most recognized example of SSD
Flash Drives
SODIMM or MicroDIMM
Type of RAM chips in laptops
Quick form of memory that greatly speeds up a computer's performance
Cache
BD-ROM
Blu-Ray Read Only Memory
Has ports for input, output, microphone and possibly subwoofers
Sound card
Apple® Computer's high-speed data transfer.
FireWire
Long, slender openings that hold memory chips
Memory Slots
Store data permanently; impossible to make changes to content
ROM (Read-only Memory)
Internal card that gives a computer additional capabilities
Expansion Cards
The amount of space between pixels, which affects the display quality of images shown on a monitor.
Dot pitch
A plastic connector on an Ethernet cable, containing four twisted pairs of wires (eight wires total).
RJ-45 connector
CPU
Central Processing Unit; the brain of the computer.
Technique used in computing to optimize memory management by transferring data between different storage systems
Virtual memory
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit; transforms data into pixels that are displayed on the monitor
USB
Universal Serial Bus; most common connector today for keyboards and mice
A pen shaped device used to interact with a touch screen.
Stylus Pen
Hertz
Electrical cycles per second, used to measure the speed of a processor
Memory content that is lost when the power is interrupted or switched off
Volatile
an expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
Sound Card
Apple's proprietary competitor to the USB port.
Thunderbolt
Mobile technology that enables short-range wireless communication between mobile devices.
NFC (Near Field Communication)