Motherboard
CPU
Hard Drive
I/O
CMD
100
A high-speed interface standard on a motherboard.
What is PCIe?
100
"Brain" of a computer.
What is CPU?
100
This common storage method works by converting electrical signals into magnetic patterns stored on a disk.
What is HDD/Magnetic Storage?
100
A device that introduces data into the computer system? (Keyboard/Mouse)
What is input?
100
List directory contents
What is "ls"
200
A port used to connect storage devices like hard drives (HDD), solid-state drives (SSD), and optical drives to a computer's motherboard.
What is SATA?
200
A repetitive signal that keeps data transmissions in step with other components.
What is the System Clock?
200
These represent the concentric circles where data is stored, which are then further divided into groups called sectors.
What are tracks?
200
A device is anything that outputs data from the computer? (Monitor)
What is output?
200
Change the working directory.
What is "cd"
300
24-pin, reversible connector, meaning it can be plugged in either way without needing to be oriented correctly.
What is USB C?
300
This Intel technology allows a single physical core to function as two virtual cores by supporting two threads at once.
What is Hyperthreading?
300
Used to detect bad sectors, these bad sectors will not be used in high-level formatting.
What is Low-Level formatting?
300
One requires a direct line of sight to transmit data, while the other uses radio waves to pass through walls
What are Infrared (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF)?
300
Concatenate files and print on the standard output
What is "cat?"
400
Used to connect compatible mice and keyboards to a system.
What is PS/2?
400
Manually applying a higher frequency than design specs to increase performance, which risks overheating and voiding warranties.
What is Overclocking?
400
2 of the most common disc interfaces.
What is PATA/IDE, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, SAS?
400
These are the two most common physical port types used to connect a keyboard or mouse to a motherboard.
What are USB or PS2?
400
Search for files in a directory hierarchy.
What is "find?"
500
Transmitting uncompressed audio and video data between devices like TVs, monitors, consoles, and computers.
What is HDMI?
500
This unit within the CPU is specifically responsible for performing mathematical functions and calculations.
What is the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)?
500
This interface standard, once popular in servers, uses an adapter board to remove some of the processing load from the CPU.
What is SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)?
500
This standardized coding system ensures that when you press the "M" key, an "M" appears on the screen
What is ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Exchange)?
500
Shows all data, even hidden items.
What is "-a?"