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22 Cards in this Set
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Moving data directly to and from RAM without going through the CPU. NOT a classification of expansion bus
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DMA (Direct Memory Access)
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Interrupt request settings that are connected together
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IRQ (interrupt requests) 2 and 9
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Program that runs first after PC switched on
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POST (Power On Self Test)
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collection of conductors that run from device to device across the motherboard
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bus
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CPU temporary rest state
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wait
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physical shape of the motherboard
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form factor
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architecture providing highest transfer rate for data
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IEEE 1394
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Bus exclusively used for display support
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AGP
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Common setting for COM1
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IRQ 4
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Port and memory address description
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Hexadecimal numbers
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technology that automatically assigns system resources such as DMA interrupts memory and I/O port addresses
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Plug and Play
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Form factor that uses bus riser card
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LPX
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See IRQ assignments in Windows XP
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Device Manager Button
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Ways to access the CMOS Setup
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Numerous methods
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The bridge that controls the high speed communications portion of the motherboard bus system
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North
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Component with the highest data transfer speed
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CPU
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allowing separate computer devices to communicate between each other without going through the CPU
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Bus mastering
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software programmable firmware
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Flash BIOS
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cause of why connecting to the Internet via a modem would make a scanner stop working
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same IRQ assigned
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Direct Memory Execution
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DiME
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Most common way to handle BIOS password that has been forgotten
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Erase BIOS settings and password
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Connects motherboard bus systems of different speeds together allowing communication between high speed CPU and lower speed devices
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chipsets
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