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| RAM (Random Access Memory), consists of electronic components that temporarily store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data. |
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| Also known as KB, is equal to 1,000 bytes |
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| Also known as MB, is equal to 1,000,000 bytes |
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| One memory location or character |
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| Prints by striking an inked ribbon against the paper, one example could be the dot-matrix printer |
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| This is when they print by other means than striking a ribbon against paper examples are ink-jet and laser. |
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| Form characters or graphics by using a nozzle that sprays tiny drops of ink onto the page |
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| Numbers of pages per minute |
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| High-speed, high-quality nonimpact printer that employs copier-machine technology. It converts data into a beam of light that is focused on a photo-conductor drum, forming the images to be printed. |
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| An output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information. |
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| A display device that is packaged as a separate unit. |
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| An LCD monitor, the most popular type of flat panel monitor, uses a liquid display crystal to display images on the screen. |
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| Cathode ray tube, the surface of the screen in either is composed of pixels. |
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| Individual picture element |
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| Used to store data when they are not used in memory. |
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| Use magnetic particles to store items such as data, instructions, and information on a disk's surface. |
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| The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors, so the computer can locate the data, instructions, and information on the disk. |
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| A narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk. |
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| Pie-shaped sections, which breaks the tracks into smaller arcs. |
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| Two Types of Magnetic Disks |
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| You can carry a storage device to another computer |
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| Also called a hard disk drive, is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that magnetically store data, instructions, and information. |
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| When a read/write head touches a platter and results in loss of data or sometimes the entire drive. |
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| A duplicate of the file, program, or disk that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed. |
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| Inexpensive portable storage medium, the most widely used floppy disk is 3.5 inches wide and typically can store up to 1.44 MB of Data. |
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| A device that can read from and write on a floppy disk, can be internal or external units |
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| The time required to access and retrieve data. |
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