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100

The component that lead the revolution !

What is the transistor ?

100

Its either a 1 or a 0

What is a bit ?

100

These were the first calculating tools.

Abacus

100

This component is so important that there is always a spot for it to sit on the Motherboard.

What is the CPU

100

A networked group of computers, servers and archives to manage digital images.

PACS

200

Problems that can be expressed in terms of formulas and equations.

What is an Algorithm

200

The number of bits in a Byte

What is 8 ?

200

I'm another name for ROM. I'm not software I'm not hardware I'm ...

What is Firmware

200

Component that does the math

What is ALU

200

A standard format for medical images.

DICOM

300

Even larger than LSI's

What are VLSI's ? Very Large Scale Integration

300

The precise number of bits in 1 KiloByte

What is 8192

300

Place where the Bootstrap program and the BIOS lives

What is ROM

300

How fast can I run

What is Clock Speed ?

300

A data format standard for the transmission of text-based information through a medical center.

HL-7

400

This component kept Burning Out

What are vacuum tubes

400

If 512 shades of gray can be displayed whats the bit depth.

What is 9

400

Used to remember where you paused the Movie

What is SRAM ?

400

Device that modulates an analog signal to encode digital information to transmit or receive.

What is a MODEM

400

Used in teleradiology to speed up the downloading of an image from the RIS to a radiologist's home computer.

What is DMA (Direct Memory Access).

500

First to use integrated circuits (IC)

What is Third Generation

500

To convert from human speak with letters and number to binary digits.

What is encode

500

I've been designed to ensure your files cannot be permanently lost. I keep it real safe, I keep multiple copies.

What is RAID ?

500

Communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer

What is a BUS

500

A set of rules governing communications among all computers on the Internet. It dictates how information should be bundled, sent, and received, as well as how to get to its destination.

TCP/IP