RAM
CPUs
Expanson Slots
Ports
Hard drives
100
Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM - sends data at the rise and fall of the clock.
What is DDR SDRAM
100
The original company to begin manufacturing CPUs
What is Intel Corporation
100
The oldest expansion slot used
What is ISA
100
most common plug for mice, keyboards and may other connections that allows Plug N' Play.
What is Universal Serial Bus (USB)
100
the full definition for the initials EIDE
What is Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
200
RAM that runs at it's own pre-programmed speed. It is independent of the Motherboard speed.
What is Asynchronous RAM
200
The direct competitor to Intel in manufacturing CPUs
Who is AMD
200
A slot dedicated to Graphics
What is AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
200
The older ports at the back of the system used to plug mouse or keyboard. Also was developed by IBM.
What is P/S 2
200
This hard drive uses a 40/80 ribbon cable to connect to the motherboard.
What is PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
300
Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
What do the abreviation DDR SDRAM stand for?
300
The speed of the processor is measured in this...
What is Hertz
300
PCI
What is Peripheral Components Interconnect
300
Is way faster than USB in data transfers.
What is Firewire?
300
The initials RAID represents this...which refers to backing up and/or speeding up of data access on a hard drive
What is Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks
400
The current packaging of RAM sticks
What is DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
400
A pin package in which the pins are made in a slanted order on the CPU chip
What is SPGA
400
The system's audio can be upgraded by placing an expansion card in this slot
What is AMR - Audio Modem Riser
400
this can be used to connect external hard drives to the system via external ports. It is not USB.
What is eSATA
400
there are three options for setting up PATA hard drives. - Master, Slave and this...
What is CS - Cable Select
500
The type of RAM used in laptops
What is SO-DIMM
500
The pins of the CPU are placed on the motherboard instead of the the CPU chip in this particular CPU package
What is LGA - Land Grid Array
500
This abbreviation refers to a slot that allows upgrades of Communications/Network capabilities of the Motherboard
What is the CNR?
500
the name of the original graphics port where the monitor is connected to the back of the system.
What is VGA
500
The initials SCSI stands for this...
What is Small Computer System Interface
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