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A
- ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange - A standard character-coding scheme used by most computers to display letters, digits and special characters. go to page
- AT It is a standard for keyboard. go to page
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B
- BIOS Basic Input Output System has instructions in the chip to start the computer and check the components of a computer. go to page
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C
- Clock Speed The rate at which a CPU is able to perform instructions. Clock speed is measured in megahertz (MHz), with 1MHz representing a million clock ticks per second. For a given CPU architecture, the faster the clock speed, the faster the computer. When used to compare CPUs with different architectures, clock speed is a less reliable indicator of performance. go to page
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I
- IDE Stands for “Integrated Device Electronics” an industry standard. go to page
- ISA PCI and ISA are industry standards that define the speed and the functionality of a device. go to page
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M
- Memory Buses Buses are the circuit path that carries data or current; memory buses are paths or circuits that are designed for memory.
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P
- PCI PCI and ISA are industry standards that define the speed and the functionality of a device. go to page
- Port Is a connecting point to connect devices. go to page
- Processor It is the brain of a computer, which processes the data and gives the output. go to page
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- SCSI Stands for “Small Computer System Interface” an industry standard. go to page
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