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access : ______ time is the average time it takes a computer to locate data on the storage medium and read it.
data bus : A ______ ______ allows data to travel from one component within a computer to another over circuits.
data transfer rate : the amount of data a storage device can move per second from the storage medium to the computer
expansion bus : The segment of the data bus that extends between RAM and peripheral devices is called the ______ ______.
expansion card : a small circuit board that gives a computer the capability to control a storage device, an input device, or an output device
expansion port : sometimes called a jack or connector, this passes data in and out of a computer or peripheral device
expansion slot : a long, narrow socket on the system board into which you can plug an expansion card
ink jet : An ______ ______ printer is a non-impact printer that creates characters or graphics by spraying liquid ink onto paper or other media.
laser : A ______ printer uses technology similar to that used by photocopiers in order to produce text and graphics.
magnetic : a type of storage that records data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide-based surface coating
optical : a type of storage that stores data as microscopic light (lands) and dark (pits) spots on the disk surface; examples include CD and DVD storage technologies
pixels : the small dots of light that form an image
Plug and Play : the ability of a computer to automatically recognize and adjust the system configuration for a newly added device
random : ______ access is the ability of a device to “jump” directly to the requested data.
resolution : the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that a device displays on a screen
sequential : ______ access is the ability of a device to read through the data from the beginning.
solid state : a type of storage that records data and stores it in a microscopic grid of cells on a non-volatile, erasable, low-power chip
1. AERSL
A ______ printer uses technology similar to that used by photocopiers in order to produce text and graphics.
2. SSECCA
______ time is the average time it takes a computer to locate data on the storage medium and read it.
3. ELIPSX
the small dots of light that form an image
4. RAMNDO
______ access is the ability of a device to “jump” directly to the requested data.
5. IENKTJ
An ______ ______ printer is a non-impact printer that creates characters or graphics by spraying liquid ink onto paper or other media.
6. CLPAOTI
a type of storage that stores data as microscopic light (lands) and dark (pits) spots on the disk surface; examples include CD and DVD storage technologies
7. ABDTASU
A ______ ______ allows data to travel from one component within a computer to another over circuits.
8. CTIANMGE
a type of storage that records data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide-based surface coating
9. ITLNSUOREO
the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that a device displays on a screen
10. TEUNEAQSLI
______ access is the ability of a device to read through the data from the beginning.
11. ESATSLODIT
a type of storage that records data and stores it in a microscopic grid of cells on a non-volatile, erasable, low-power chip
12. NUPISBXNESOA
The segment of the data bus that extends between RAM and peripheral devices is called the ______ ______.
13. YGNALDAUPPL
the ability of a computer to automatically recognize and adjust the system configuration for a newly added device
14. AEAOPNICRSDNX
a small circuit board that gives a computer the capability to control a storage device, an input device, or an output device
15. PSXENRINOAPTO
sometimes called a jack or connector, this passes data in and out of a computer or peripheral device
16. SLTENONIAPOXS
a long, narrow socket on the system board into which you can plug an expansion card
17. RDTRNASTEEARTFAA
the amount of data a storage device can move per second from the storage medium to the computer
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______ time is the average time it takes a computer to locate data on the storage medium and read it.
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the small dots of light that form an image
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a type of storage that stores data as microscopic light (lands) and dark (pits) spots on the disk surface; examples include CD and DVD storage technologies
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A ______ ______ allows data to travel from one component within a computer to another over circuits.
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a type of storage that records data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide-based surface coating
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the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that a device displays on a screen
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______ access is the ability of a device to read through the data from the beginning.
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a type of storage that records data and stores it in a microscopic grid of cells on a non-volatile, erasable, low-power chip
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The segment of the data bus that extends between RAM and peripheral devices is called the ______ ______.
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the ability of a computer to automatically recognize and adjust the system configuration for a newly added device
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a small circuit board that gives a computer the capability to control a storage device, an input device, or an output device
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sometimes called a jack or connector, this passes data in and out of a computer or peripheral device
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a long, narrow socket on the system board into which you can plug an expansion card
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17. RDTRNASTEEARTFAA
the amount of data a storage device can move per second from the storage medium to the computer