Storage Flashcards
Types of Storage
Hardrives Ram Tapes Solid-state Drivers IDE (intergrated drive electronic) Sata Serial Data SCSI (small computer system interface)
Ram =
random access memory
SSD
Solid state drivers
SCSI
small computer system interface
Bus Mechanism
a computer system having a central processing unit connected to a memory controller
Bios
basic input output system low level process such as boot
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor stores hardware settings between reboots
uefi
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
low level code to provide that controls motheboard processes
Which programs allows the POST to occur?
Bios
adapter card
any internal expansion card that allows the computer to communicate with another peripheral. A good example is a monitor or a video card.
Chips
makes a decision
Where is firmware code stored?
on a chip
Types of ports
Serial post - modems
Parallel ports - Printers
usb - universal serial bus
PII
personal identifiable information
system board contains what?
computer circuitry