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ADVANCE POWER CONFIGURATION
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AN OPEN INDUSTRY POWER MANAGEMENT STANDARD FOR DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, AND SERVERS.
ACPM ALLOWS THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE POSWER MANAGMENT FEATURES |
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| A SCALE USED IN MEASURING THE VOLUME OF ELECTRONS FLOW IN A CIRCUIT |
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| ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT REVERSES DIRECTION CYCLICALLY |
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| A TYPE OF OHMMETER READING IN WHICH THE RESISTANCE IS MEASURED THROUGH TH CIRCUIT COMPONENTS EVEN THOUGH THE CIRCUIT IS OPEN |
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A STATE OF CONNECTEDNESS.
IN ELECTRONICS, AN UNBROKEN CIRCUIT IS SAID TO HAVE CONTINUITY |
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| THE ELECTRON FLOW IN A CIRCUIT |
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| THE COMPLETED SEQUENCE OF FLOW, FIRST IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN THE OTHER |
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| A CIRCUIT INSTALLED IN AN ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE ONLY COMPUTER EQUIPMENT |
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| ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT FLOWS IN ON DIRECTION |
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| AN INEXPENSIVE, PASSIVE COMPONENT THAT IS ENGINEERED TO BURN OPEN AT A PREDETERMINED AMPERAGE, PROTECTING THE REST OF THE CIRCUIT FROM OVER LOAD |
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METAL OXIDE VARISTOR
(MOV) |
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| A GATE IN A SURGE SUPPRESSOR THAT BECOMES CONDUCTIVE AT A GIVEN VOLTAGE, CAUSING CURRENT TO BYPASS THE EQUIPMENT PLUGGED INTO THE SUPPRESSOR |
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| A TWO-PIN CONNECTOR THAT DELIVERS A +5 VOLT SIGNAL FROM THE POWER SUPPLY. AVARIATION OF THIS CONNECTOR HAS FOUR WIRES AND DELIVERS BOTH +12 VOLT AND +5 VOLTS SIGNALS FROM THE POWER SUPPLY |
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| A FOUR-WIRE, D-SHAPED CONNECTOR THA DELIVERS +12 VOLTS AND +5 VOLT SIGNALS FROM THE POWER SUPPLY |
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| THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY PROVIDED OR USED BY EQUIPMENT |
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| A SIGNAL SENT FROM THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE MOTHERBOARD THAT VERIFIES THE POWER SUPPLY IS WORKING PROPERLY |
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THE CONDUCTOR PATHS INSIDE THE MENTAL POWER SUPPLY CASE OF AN ATX12V POWER SUPPLY
THERE IS ONE RAIL FOR EACH VOLTAGE LEVEL. EACH RAIL THEN SUPPLIES THE ELECTRICAL VOLTAGE LEVEL TO ALL CONNECTORS THAT REQUIRE THAT SPECIFIC VOLTAGE |
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| THE OPPOSITIONS TO THE FLOW OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (RESISTANCE IS MEASURED IN OHMS) |
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| ANOTHER TERM FOR THE FEATURES PROVIDED BY A STAND BY POWER CONNECTION |
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| PROVIDED POWER TO REACTIVATE OR TO WAKE UP A SYSTEM IN STANDBY MODE |
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UNINTERUPTED POWER SUPPLY
(UPS) |
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| A POWER SUPPLY THAT ENSURES A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF QUALITY ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM |
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| THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL PRESURE PRESENT IN A CIRCUIT OR POWER SOURCE (VOLTAGE IS MEASURED IN VOLTS) |
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| AN ALTERNATIVE SCALE FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL POWER |
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| A SCALE USED IN MEASURING ELECTRICAL PRESSURE (ELECTROMTIVE FORCE) |
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| A SCALE USED IN MEASURING ELECTRICAL POWER (POWER IS MEASURED IN) |
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| WHEN TAKING A RESISTANCE READING, A COMPONENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROMACIRCUIT TO PREVENT? |
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| SWITCH IS OFF POSITION AND INFINITY SYMBOL IS ON TESTING CONNECTOR |
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| SWITCH IN ON POSITION AND SWITCH IS ON OMEGA AND READING IS 0.00 |
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| WHEN TAKING A VOLTAGE READING OF AN AC POWER SOURCE_______ NEED NOT BE OBSERVED. |
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| A GOOD VOLTAGE READING OF A POWER OUTLET WILL BE PLUS OR MINUS______% OF THE 120-VOLT RATING |
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| ON EXTREMELY HOT OR COLD DAYS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATING SYSTEM ARE CONTROLLING BUILDING TEMPERATURE, THE VOLTAGE READING OF A POWER OUTLET MAY BE |
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| THINK OF? A SWITCH, FUSE? |
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| THINK OF? HUGE AC MACHINE, 120-VOLT WALL OUTLET |
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| A PC DRWAWING 10 AMPS X 120-VOLT = |
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| A CD-ROM DRIVE DRAWING 2 A (AMPS) X 12-VOLT POWER SOURCE = |
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| A PRINTER DRAWING 3 A FROM A 120-VOLTS POWER SOURCE= |
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| A SCANNER DRAWING 5 A FROM A 120-VOLT POWER SOURCE |
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| ENSURES A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF QUALITY ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE COMPUTER |
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| MAINTAINS POWER DURING BLACKOUTS, BROWNOUTS, AND SURGES. AND TO PROTECT A COMPUTER SYSTEM AGAINST BROWNOUTS, SURGES AND BLACKOUTS. |
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| IS A LOW-POWER CONDITION OUTAGE |
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| A MONETARY INCREASE INVOLTAGE ABOVE NORMAL VOLTAGE. |
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| TO PROTECT A SYSTEM AGAINST SURGES, YOU COULD USE A ___________ WITH A METAL OXIDE VARISTOR. |
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| SIX SIGN TO INDICATE POWER SUPPLY MAYBE DEFECTIVE |
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1)SMOKE COMING OUT FROM POWER SUPPLY
2)INOPERABLE COOLING FAN
3)CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING
4)AUTOMATIC REBOOTING
5)ELECTRIC SHOCK
6)EXCESSIVE HEAT |
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