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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Daisy chaining |
Running cable from adapter to 1st device then from 1st device to 2nd and so on. .. |
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SCSI |
Small computer system interface |
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SMART |
Self monitoring and reporting technology |
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RAID |
Redundant Array of independent disk |
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EIDE |
Enhanced integrated drive electronics |
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ESDI |
Enhanced small device interface |
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IDE |
Integrated drive electronics |
PATA OR PADDLE CARD |
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VRM |
Voltage regulator module |
Get higher currents and lower voltage with the shorter distance from cpu |
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AC |
Alternating current |
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WATT |
Unit of power...rate of energy conversion or transfer with respect to time |
Most computers need 250 to 500w |
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VDC |
Volts direct current |
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PSU |
Power supply unit |
Converts 110v or 220ac current into dc voltage that a computer needs to operate |
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Hot swappable |
Insert and remove devices with the power on |
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Warm swappable |
Must safely remove hardware utility before unplugging |
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Cold swappable |
Lack of recognition of power is on when you plug in |
Keyboard, ect not recognized |
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FDD |
Floppy disk "diskette" drive |
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HDD |
Hard disk drive |
Permanent storage and quick access |
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SSDs |
Solid state drives |
Like flash memory |
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Optical disk drives |
BD blue ray DVD digital video disk CD compact disc |
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USB |
Universal serial bus |
Versatile and convenient, store large quantities on small form factor |
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Sd format |
Look at picture |
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Tape backup device |
Older form of removable storage, much slower not interactive storage |
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Flash memory |
It's like RAM on a motherboard |
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