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Computer Science
10th Grade
09/10/2007

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Impact printer
Definition
Prints by striking a inked ribbon against the paper. One type of impact printer is the dot matrix printer.
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Non impact printer
Definition
Prints by means other than striking paper. Ex: ink jet printers
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Non impact printer
Definition
Prints by means other than striking paper. Ex: ink jet printers
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Ink-jet printers
Definition
Ink-jet printers
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Laser printer
Definition
Is a high speed high quality non impact printer that employs copier machine technology. It converts data from the computer into a beam of light.
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ppm
Definition
Stands for number of pages per minute.
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Display device
Definition
Out put device that displays text, graphics, and video displays.
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Monitor
Definition
A display device that is packaged as a separate unit.
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Monitor
Definition
A display device that is packaged as a separate unit.
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Monitor
Definition
A display device that is packaged as a separate unit.
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Flat panel monitor
Definition
The lcd is type of monitor
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CRT
Definition
The service of the screen that is composed of pixels.
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Pixel
Definition
Individual picture element.
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Storage devices
Definition
Used to store instructions , data, and information when they are not being used in memory
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Magnetic disks
Definition
Use magnetic particles to store data information and instructions on a disk surface.
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Magnetic disks
Definition
Use magnetic particles to store data information and instructions on a disk surface.
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Formatting
Definition
The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
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Track
Definition
A narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.
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Sector
Definition
Pie shaped sections, which break the track into small arcs called sectors.
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Hard disk
Definition
storage device that contains more than on or more flexible circular patterns that magnetically store data.
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Head crash
Definition
The close clearance that means that dirt, dust, smoke, or other particles could cause a head crash
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Backup
Definition
Is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged or destroyed.
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Floppy disks
Definition
Also called diskettes there an inexpensive storage medium. The most common used floppy disk is 3.5 inches long and can store 1.44 mega bytes of memory.
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Floppy disk drive
Definition
A device that can read and write on a floppy disk.
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Access time
Definition
The time required to retrieve data.
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