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Imaging Science Flashcards

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is the study of science, computing, and engineering theories behind the technology

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Imaging Science

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interdisciplinary science and includes computer science, information science, decision science, management science, cognitive science and organizational theory

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Informatics

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is a process of passing information from one person to another or form one place to another

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Informatics

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Informatics fall under the purview of imaging and it can be

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become more efficient
more effective
more reliable

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the word computer refers to

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any general-purpose-stored-program electronic digital computer

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refers to a continuously varying quantity

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Analog

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uses only two values that vary discretely through coding

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Digital System

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are used in many commercial and scientific applications

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Analog and Digital Meters

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are more easier to read and can be more precise

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Digital Meters

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What is the first large-scale radiology application

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Computed Tomography (CT)

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use computers similarly to the way other imaging system do

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Magnetic resonance imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasonography

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making digital fluoroscopy and digital radiography routine

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Computer control high-voltage-x-ray generator and radiographic control panels

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system have provided for development of teleradiography

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Telecommunication

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has changed to way human resources are allocated for this task

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Teleradiography

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which is transfer of images and patient date to remote locations for interpretation and filing

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Teleradiography

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what is the earliest calculating tool

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The Abacus

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was invented thousand of years ago in China and is still used in some parts of Asia

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The Abacus

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in what century Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz built mechanical calculators

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In 17th century

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In 17th century they built mechanical calculators using pegged wheels that could performed the four basic arithmetic functions add, minus, times, divide

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Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz

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in what year Charles Babbage designed an analytic engine

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In 1842

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In 1842 he designed an analytical engine that perform general calculations automatically

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Charles Babbage

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In what year Herman Hollerith designed a tabulating machine

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In 1890

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He designed tabulating machine to record census data

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Herman Hollerith

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Hollerith’s company grew to become IBM.
IBM stand for?

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International Business Machines Corporation

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is an American multinational information technology company headquartered

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IBM Corporation

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The company produces and cells?

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computer hardware
middleware and software and
provides hosting and consulting services

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In what year did John Atansoff and Clifford Berry designed electronic digital computer

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In 1939

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In 1939 they designed and built the first electronic digital computer

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John Atansoff and Clifford Berry

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In what year the British built the first fully operational working computer

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In December 1943

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the British built the first fully operational working computer called ____?

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Colossus

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31
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which was designed to crack encrypted german military codes

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Colossus

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the first general-purpose modern computer was developed in what year

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In 1944

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where did the first general-purpose
modern computer was developed in 1944

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Harvard University

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the first general-purpose modern computer was developed in 1944 at Harvard University. Originally called what??

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Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC) or Mark I

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it was an electromechanical devise that was exceedingly slow and was prone to malfunction

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Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
(ASCC) Mark I

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it was an electromechanical devise that was exceedingly slow and was prone to malfunction

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Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
(ASSC) Mark I

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the first general-purpose electronic computer was developed in what year

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In 1946

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Where did the first general-purpose electronic computer was developed in 1946

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University of Pennsylvania

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the first general-purpose electronic computer was developed in 1946 at the University of Pennsylvania by whom?

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J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly

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This computer was called ENIAC
ENIAC stand for?

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

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41
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It contained more then 80,000 vacuum tubes that failed at an average rate of one every 7 minutes

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ENIAC

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In what year did William Shockley developed the transistor

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In 1948

43
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In 1948 Scientist led by ____ at the Bell Telephone Laboratories developed the transistor

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William Shockley

44
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Is an electronic switch that alternately allows or does not allow electronic signal to pass

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Transistor

45
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The transistor allowed Eckert and Mauchly of the Sperry-Rand Corporation to develop what??

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UNIVAC universal automatic computer

46
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appeared as the first commercially successful general purpose stored program electronic digital computer in the year 1951

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UNIVAC

47
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This incorporates more than 1 million transistors on a chip of silicon that measures less than 1cm on a side

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Celeron microprocessor

48
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computers were vacuum tube devices (1939-1958)

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First generation

49
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computers which became generally available in about 1958 were based on individually packaged transistor

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Second generation

50
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computers used integrated circuit which consist of many transistor and other electronic element

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Third generation

51
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appeared in 1975 was an extension of teh third generation and incorporated large-scale integration

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Fourth generation

52
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this is now been replaced by which places million of circuit elements on a chip that measures less than 1 cm

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Very large-scale integration (VLSI)

53
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a tiny piece of semiconductor material, usually silicon introduced in 1946

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Chip

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the microprocessor (chip) was developed in what year and by whom??

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1971 by Ted Hoff of Intel Corporation

55
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is everything about the computer that is visible

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Hardware

56
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the physical components of the system that includes the various input and output devices

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input processing
memory
storage
output
and communication

57
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translate what the user inputs into a series of 1s and 0s that the computer can understand

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Computer Language

58
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computer can accept and report alphabetical characters and numeric information

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Binary System

59
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the word digit comes from the latin word ____ and ____

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finger and toe

60
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one binary digit?
8 bit?

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“bit”
“bytes”

61
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is expressed by the number of bytes that can be accomodated

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computer capacity

62
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is a primary element that allows the computer to manipulate and carry out software instructions

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

63
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give an example of CPU

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Intel Core i5 and AMD phenom II

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is designed for large, high performance, multiuser or multitasking system

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Pentium Processor

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components that are connected by an electrical conductor

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Bus

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these control unit tells the computer how to carry out software instructions, which direct the hardware to perform a task

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Bus

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1 megahertz (MHz) =

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1 million cycles per second

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but todays microprocessor commonly run at up to??

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1 GHz = 1000 MHz

69
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but todays microprocessor commonly run at up to??

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1 GHz = 1000 MHz

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it is more active

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memory

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is more archival

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storage

72
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data can be stored or accessed at random from anywhere in main memory

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Random Access Memory

73
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chips are more widely use

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DRAM (dynamic random access memory)

74
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chios are more faster

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SRAM (static random access memory)

75
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retains it’s memory even if power to the computer is lost

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SRAM

76
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requires more space and power

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DRAM

77
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is a working storage of a computer

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Main Memory

78
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contains information supplied that cannot be written on or erased

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Read-only Memory (ROM)

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what are the three variation or ROM chips

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PROM
EPROM
EEPROM

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chips are blank chips that can write program to. After the program is written, it cannot be erased

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Programmable Read-only Memory (PROM)

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chips, except that the content are erasable with the use of a special device that express the chip to ultraviolet light

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Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory
(EPROM)

82
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chips can be reprogrammed with the use of special electronic impulses

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Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM)

83
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-temporary memory
-can be changed or deleted
- is a volatile memory

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RAM

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-permanent memory
-cannot be changed or deleted
-non-volatile memory

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ROM

85
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Is the main circuit board in a system unit

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motherboard or system board

86
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is required in the form of CD’s Dvds, HDD and SSDs

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secondary memory

87
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is used to refers to a collection of data or information that is treated as a unit by the computer

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File

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a kilobyte/kb is ?
a megabyte/mb is ?
a gigabyte/gb is
a terabyte/tb is ?

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-1024 bytes
-millions of bytes
-1 billion bytes
-1024 gigabytes

89
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stores data and programs on a disc-shaped, flat piece of Mylar plastic

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CD / compact disc

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operate in the same manner but offer higher calacity

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DVDs and Blue-ray Disc

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are thin, rigid glass or metal platters, are tightly sealed in a hard disc drive and can also attached externally

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HDDs / Hard Disc Drives

92
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these drive are typically of a lower capacity and more expensive.

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Solid-state Drive / SSD

93
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consist of two or more-disc drives n a single cabinet

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Redundant Array of Independent Disc / RAID

94
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consist of devices that translate computer information into a form that human can undestand

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output devices / output hardware

95
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are thinner and lighter and consume less power than CRTs

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flat panel displays / liquid crystal displays / LCD

96
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are another form of output device and are categorized by the manner physically contacts the paper to print an image

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Printer

97
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photocopying machines images are created with dots on a drum it also used for medical imaging

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Laser printers

98
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images with little dots these printers electrically charge small drops of ink then quieter and less expensive

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Inkjet Printers

99
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converts data into a form that the computer can use

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input devices

100
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includes standard typewriter keys that are used to enter words

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Keyboard

101
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translate images if text, drawings, or photographs into a digital format

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Scanners

102
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translate analog sound into digital format

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Audio input device

103
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collects data directly form the environment and transmit them to a computer

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Sensors

104
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detects specific movement and characteristics of teh human body

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Human biology input devices

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