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Technology Hardware - Cannon

Terms in this set (22)

Keyboard
An input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special function keys
Mouse
A hand-operated device that controls the cursor on your screen as you move it around on a pad
Scanner
A device that turns a printed material into a digital image
Microphone
A device that converts sound waves into analog or digital electric waves
Power Supply
The component that pulls in electricity to supply power to the computer
Surge Protector
A device that protects electronic devices from surges in electrical power
USB port
The Universal Serial Bus port is used to connect plug-and-play devices to the computer
Flat Panel Monitor
Monitors that have a flat display screen to reduce glare & display a clearer image
Sound Card
The soundboard allows the user to record sounds & play them back into speakers
LCD Video Projectors
Liquid Crystal Display Projectors that can display video inputs from VCRs, DVD's, camcorders & computers
Laser Printers
A printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a drum & then print on a page
USB Drive
A small portable flash drive that plugs into a computer's USB port and functions as a portable hard drive
CPU
Central Processing Unit is the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
RAM
Random Access Memory is the most common computer memory, which is used to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
ROM
Read-Only Memory is computer memory which data has been prerecorded. Once data has been written on a chip, it can only be read, not changed
Motherboard
The circuit board is an electronic device that has sockets for additional boards, like video cards
Modem
A device that converts signals produced by a computer to a form compatible with a telephone or cable connection
USB Hub
The USB hub is an external device that can connect upto 127 electronic devices through 1 port
Pentium 4
An Intel microprocessor designed to enhance online gaming, digital video and photography, speech recognition and MP3 encoding
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory is able to play CD's/Videos & write up to 700MB of data onto a single CD
DVD-ROM
Digital Video Disc-Read Only Memory is able to play CD's/DVD's/Videos & write upto 16 GB of data on a single DVD
Video Card
Video/Graphics Card with Onboard Memory that is capable of displaying clear, crisp pictures from a camcorder, DVD or other video medium
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