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| A device that converts AC to DC and uses regular house current to power a notebook computer. |
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| A small circuit board inserted in an expansion slot and used to communicate between the system bus and a peripheral device. |
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| A meter that measures electrical current in amps. |
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A hidden way to allow malware to reach the system in secret even after the malware has been removed.
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| An extra copy of a file, used in the event the original becomes damaged or destroyed. |
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| The numer system used by computers; it has only two numbers, 0 and 1, called binary digits, or bits. |
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| The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM. |
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| An operating system program responsible for managing the process of loading the OS during the boot. |
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| Temporary reductions in voltage, which can sometimes cause data loss. |
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| The paths, or lines, on the motherboard on which data, instructions, and electrcal power move from component to component. |
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| A fan inside a computer case to draw air out of or into the case. |
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| A group of chips on the motherboard that controls the timing and flow of data and instructions to and from the CPU. |
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| Character-based host name or NetBIOS name assigned to a computer. |
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| A program stored on the hard drive that tells the computer how to communicate with a hardware device such as a printer or modem. |
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| A processor package that contains two core processors, thus supporting four instructions at once. |
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| Software that is permanently stored in a chip. |
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| A set of specifications on the size, shape, and configuration of a hardware component such as a case, power supply, or motherboard. |
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| The main secondary storage device of a PC. |
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| The physical components that constitute the computer system, such as the monitor, keyboard, motherboard, and printer. |
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| A hard drive that uses both magnetic SSD technologies. |
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| Two wires that stick up side by side on the motherboard or other device and are used to hold configuration information. |
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| One of two technologies used by hard drives where data is stored as magnetic spots on disks that rotate at a high speed. |
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| A processor package that contains four cores and supports eight instructions at once. |
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| A set of step-by-step instructions to a computer. |
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| As applied to monitors, the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top to bottom. |
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| A snapshot of the Windows XP/Vista system, usually made before installation of new hardware or applications. |
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| A license that allows a company to install multiple copies of software, or to allow multiple employees to execute the software from a file server. |
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| Computer programs, or instructions to perform a specific task. |
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| A device or power strip designed to protect electronic equipment from power surges and spikes. |
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| The bus between the CPU and memory on the motherboard. |
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| The largest type of personal computer case. |
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| A processor package that contains three core processors, thus supporting six instructions at once. |
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