Hardware Flashcards

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M.2 Drive

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Smaller, No SATA connection. PCI Express bus connection (Fast). B & M key

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2
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HDD

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Rapid Rotating Platters. Magnetic Storage

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3
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RAID

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Redundancy Array of inexpensive disks

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4
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RAID 0

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Striping: File blocks are split, High performance, no redundancy.

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5
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RAID 1

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Mirroring, File blocks are duplicated btwn two or more drives, Need lots of storage, High redundancy

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6
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RAID 5

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Striping with parity: File blocks are striped along with a parity block. Requires 3 disks, Efficient High redundancy. May affect performance

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7
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Raid 1 + 0

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Striping Mirrors, Speed of striping, redundancy of mirroring, need a least 4 drives

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8
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ATX

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20/24 pin connector, standardized for intel

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9
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MicroATX

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Limited expansion slots, similar mounting points

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10
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ITX

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Low power, Single purpose, streaming media

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11
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USB 1.1

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1.5 - 12 Mbps

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12
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USB 2.0

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480 Mbps

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13
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USB 3.0

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5 Gbps

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14
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USB 3.1

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10 Gbps

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15
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USB 3.2

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10 Gbps - 20 Gbps

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16
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IAAS

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Outsource your equipment, If you purchase a server in the cloud and then install and manage the operating system and software, this is Iaas.

17
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PAAS

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Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing service that enables consumers to rent fully configured systems that are set up for specific purposes

18
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SAAS

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enables a service provider to make applications available over the Internet to end-users. This can be a calendar, scheduling, invoicing, word processor, database, or other programs. For example, Google Docs and Office 365 are both word processing SaaS solutions.

19
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Plenum rated cable

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Low smoke and low flame characteristics

20
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Single beep POST

A

BIOS completed POST

21
Q

Digitizer

A

Convert touch events into digital signals

22
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Repeater

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Receives, Regenerates and resends

23
Q

Hub

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Multi Port Repeater, Going in one port and repeated to every other port. Less efficient When network increases

24
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Switch

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Forwards traffic based on data link address. Remembers each MAC address

25
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Category 3 Copper Cable

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10 Base-T, 100 Meters

26
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Cat 5 Copper Cable

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100 Base-TX, 1000 Base-T, 100 Meters

27
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Cat 5e Copper Cable

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100 Base-TX, 1000 Base-T, 100 Meters

28
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Cat 6

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10GBase-T, 37 to 55 meters

29
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Cat 6A

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10GBase-T 100 Meters

30
Q

Thermal Printer

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Quiet, Turns black when heated. Sensitive to light. Cash registers, credit card terminals and quiet areas.

31
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Laser Printers

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High Quality, Fast, very complex. Image drawn onto drum and painted with a laser. Transfer toner to paper.

32
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Inkjet

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Quiet, High Res, Ink cartridge, Places drops of ink onto a page

33
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Impact Printers

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Dot matrix, small matrix of pins press against ribbon to make a mark on paper. Noisy

34
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Adhoc

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Direct connection between wireless devices