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Safety, Binary, Hexadecimal

100

This type of monitor was used until the 2000s. You should never ever open it up. 

CRT Monitor

200

This number system only used 1 and 0. It is how computers communicate.

Base-2, Binary

300

Make sure to wear a wristband when you work on PCs! This vocab word might fry your computer. 

ESD, Electrostatic Discharge

400

This monitor has a flat panel, and is the most current type of monitor. 

LCD, Liquid Crystal Display

500

This external battery not only prevents Your PC from losing power, it also functions as a surge protector.

UPS, Uninterruptible Power Supply

Ports and Peripherals

100

These components are built into the motherboard

Integrated

200

This allows for connection to a network.

Ethernet port, NIC

300

A wiring scheme in which a connector can be attached to more than one device.

USBs can support 127 devices using this!

Daisy Chain

400

This legacy port was used for printers. 

LPT, Parallel port

500

This connector is capable of speeds up to 40 Gbps

Thunderbolt

Storage, Power, Memory

100

This type of memory can be identified by it's metal heat sink. 

RIMM, Rambus

200

This type of storage standard uses lasers to read and write data. 

Optical

300

This power connector powers HDD or Optical drives. 

Molex

400

The plugs on the motherboard that storage connects to are called: 

Controllers

500

This special memory is used for small instruction sets like a BIOS. To update it, you must flash it.

ROM, Read Only Memory

Microprocessors and System Bus

100

This is called the "brains" of the computer

CPU, Central Processing Unit

200

This a lever used on CPU sockets for easier removal and install.

ZIF, Zero Insertion Force Arm

300

This part of the CPU Performs all the calculations

ALU, Algorithmic Logic Unit

400

This new, fast expansion card technology is what you would use for a graphics card today. 

PCIe, Peripheral Component Interconnect express

500

A set of electrical signals that allows information to travel inside or outside a computer.

Bus

Potpourri

100

This power connector goes from the PSU to the motherboard. Not the connector for the CPU. 

20/24 Pin Power, ATX Power Connector

200

This type of memory is fast, doesn't need to be refreshed, and is located on or near the CPU.

Unfortunately it's very expensive and takes up a lot of space. 

Cache, SRAM

300

This number system uses 0-9 and A-F.

Base-16, Hexadecimal

400

This piece of equipment is used to identify if an IDE drive is Master, Slave, or to Cable (Auto) Select 

Jumper, Shunt

500

This media storage type can store up to 300 GB.

Blue-Ray