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Computer Science
12th Grade
04/19/2007

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Term
HDD
Definition
Hard Disk Drive
Term
FDD
Definition
Floppy Disk Drive
Term
What is BTX
Definition
A newer motherboard form factor targeted to replace ATX.
Term
What kinds of Bus slots are there
Definition
PCI, AGP, PCIe, AMR, CNR
Term
What is SCSI Technology
Definition
Small Computer System Interface.
A standard for high-speed connections to peripherals or Scuzy
Term
What is Throttling?
Definition
Controlling the CPU speed when it reaches high tempratures
Term
What is another name for PATA
Definition
IDE or EIDE
Term
What is MMX
Definition
Micro Code
Term
Motherboard Form Factors
Definition

ATX / BTX, micro ATX / NLX

Term

Integrated I/Os

Definition

sound, video, USB, serial, IEEE 1394 / firewire, parallel, NIC, modem

Term
Hashing
Definition
Verifys data integrety
Term

bypass config.sys and autoexec.bat

Definition
F5
Term

Upset Failure

Definition
This type of ESD damage causes intermittant problems and might manifest itself as an unexplained loss of data.
Term
Mini
Definition
You have a 3.5 inch floppy. What power supply connector will you most likely use?
Term

MFD or multifunction device

Definition
What is the acronym for a device that can scan, print, fax, and copy?
Term
Main Boot Sector
Definition

In Windows NT and 2000, the partition that stores the device driver files that make up the OS is referred to as the . . .

Term
DETLOG.TXT
Definition
Which log file keeps track of all detected hardware?
Term
IO.sys
Definition
One of the three main files used by a DOS OS, this talks to the BIOS and hardware.
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RLL or Run length limited
Definition
Modern hard drives use this coding method to prevent decoding uncertainty
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NTFS
Definition
Windows 9x supports what type of sharing?
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