Video Wars
Video port that users a 15-pin D-type connector
VGA
Type of memory module typically used in laptop computers.
SO-DIMM
The most common disk drive interface found in modern computers.
SATA
Defines a motherboards size, dimension, and the type of fitted case.
Form Factor
Servers (and most other computers) have _________ numbered ports.
65536
A monitor technology that uses a thin LED film between two grids of electrodes and does not use back lighting.
OLED
This type of memory loses its data rapidly and must be refreshed several times a second by the memory controller.
Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
The minimum drives required to set up a basic RAID 5 design.
3
The most common CPU cooling system.
Heatsink and Fan
The standard voltage levels provided by a computer power supply.
3.3 VDC, 5 VDC, and 12 VDC
The proportional relationship between the width and height of the a video display
Aspect Ratio
Memory that runs in step with the processor and system clock.
Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
Performed by disk drive manufacturers, this process writes sector markings on a hard disk drive.
Low level formatting
Expansion slot typically used for high end video cards and transfers data using lanes.
PCIe X16
The Control Panel applet allowing you to change the name of a computer or add the computer to a domain.
System
The intersection of a row electrode and a column electrode on an LCD panel that can be addressed by software to create an image.
Pixel
Currently the fastest class of memory, has 288 pins and can support quad or dual channel memory configuration.
DDR4 DIMM
Storage capacity available for data after configuring four 2 TB drives in a RAID 5 configuration.
6TB (n-1)
Type of CPU that uses “pads” to ensure connectivity to the CPU socket.
Land Grid Array (LGA)
The security component that helps prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
User Account Control
This type of monitor back lighting receives DC power directly from the motherboard, doesn’t use an inverter and provides better range and accuracy of color.
LED (Light-Emitting Diode)
Intel chipset that first introduced quad channel memory technology.
Sandy Bridge
Process designed to extend the life of solid-state storage devices. Closely associated with the TRIM command.
Wear leveling
SATA III interface standard transfers data at this speed.
6Gb/s
Version 5 is backwards compatibile while introducing new cmdlets and modules for remote management and scripting of clients, servers, and applications.
PowerShell