Computer Computents Flashcards
Specifications of a Serial cable
max 50 ft, 20kbps
specifications of a parallel cable
max 15ft, IEEE 1284 compliant cables; bidirectional communication 3 types: Compatibility mode/ standard (SPP) - 360,360bps ( unidirectional ) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) - 2Mbps - (bidirectional ) Extended Capability Port (ECP) - 2.5Mbps ( bidirectional )
specifications of a USB cable
max 5 hubs and 127 devices 3 different speeds
Specifications of Firewire IEEE 1394
4.5m cable limit, max 16 daisy chain devices with power repeaters and hubs no than 63 devives per bridgeable bus
USB 1.1 specs
1.5 mbps - 12mbps max
USB 2.0
480 mbps max speed
up to 127 devices on one usb port
USB 3.0
5 Gpbs max speed
up to 127 devices on one usb port
Firewire 400 ( IEEE 1394a)
100, 200 or 400 mbps half duplex
Firewire 800 ( IEEE 1394b)
800 Mbps full duplex
CD capacity
700mb max
DVD capacity
4.7Gb data max
DVD Double layer (DL)
9.4Gb max
Blue- ray dvd
25gb per layer 4.5mbps
IPCONFIG /all Command
gives the the ipaddress, mac address and
DIR command
Show the directory you are in
MD Command
Makes a directory
RD Command
Removes the directory
CD Command
Changes directory
1024 bytes
1 kilobyte
1 megabyte
1024 kilobytes
1024 megabytes
1 gigabyte
1024 gigabytes
1 Terabyte
PGA ( pin grid Array )
A packaging of IC( integrated circuits) with pins arranged in a regular array on the underside of the package

LGA ( Land Grid Array )
A surface-mount packaging for ICs with pins on the socket rather than on the integrated circuit

Passive heat sink
Uses surface area, not a fan, for cooling
Active heat sink
uses a variety of micro-technologies to air-cool components
Heat Pipes
Uses fluid -filled tubes built into cooling fins.
Water Pump
For computer to hot for fins and heat to cool
Peltier Coolers
An electronic device that gets colder when a voltage is applied to it
Phase-change cooling
uses a vapor-compression unit to cool components, its like an AC
LGA 1366
work with ddr3 memory
lga771/ socket J
used on high-end workstation and low end servers
lga775/socket t
most popular intel socket with with ddr3 and ddr2 memory
socket 478
used in dense micro PGA
socket 423
No longer sold and has a 39 x 39 SPGA grid
USB Type A Connector and port
Flat and rectangular

USB type b
Square with a round bulge or square protruision on top.

FireWire 4 pin
Used to connect external devices to the computer and consumer-electronic consoles

FireWire 6 pin
Used for high speed communications

Compnents of a display panel case
Flurescent Lamp
LED Strips
Inverters
Wi-fi Antennas
Thicknet Cables
carry up to 500 meters
are used for ethenet network backbones rather than for the network nodes
They are RG-8 cables
Thinnet Cable
Support network segments up to 185 meters long
When wired with rg58/u coaxial cable, limited functionality by attenuatin in the cable
more flexible than other coaxial cables
max of 30 node connections
CAT 1
Up to 1 Mbps
CAT 2
4 Mbps 4MHZ
CAT 4
16 Mbps 20 MHZ
CAT 7
10 Gbps 600 MHZ
RJ 11
phone cable -

RJ-45
Ethernet Cable

ST Connector
Straight Tip - most popular fibre optic connection

SC Standard connector
2.5mm2.5 mm ferrule that snaps into a network device with a simple push/pull motion.

LC Local Connector
Are half the size of SC connectors, with a 1.25 mm snap-in ferrule.

BNC Connector

FTP ( File Transfer Protocol)
Enable local host to upload and download files and to request directory listings from a remote server
SFTP ( Secure File Transfer Protocol)
Enables secure, encrypted file transfers using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. SSH encrypts all passwords and data, and uses a digital certificate for authentication.
Electrophotographic
A printing process that uses electrostatic charges, toner and laser light to print high-quality images
Apect Ratio
The ratio between the horizontal and vertical size of a display device
CMOS
An area of memory that stores BIOS confiuration information
Demodulation
The process by which a modem removes the carrier analong wave from the digital signal it carries
RAID
a set of standards for extending disk-drive life, preventing data loss, and enabling uniterrupted access to data.
HUB
a device that connects network devices and segment of a LAN
RISER Card
a circuit board that connect to a motherboard to provide additional expansion slots or sockets
