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bit
fundamental unit
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byte
unit of digital information
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booting
starting by loading an operating system
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electronic storage
device for recording information
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fire wire
high performance serial bus
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interface
the point of interaction or communication
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laser
emits light
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magnetic platter
thin, high precision disk
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magnetic module
narrow printed circuit board
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magnetic storage media
storage medium
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operating system
set of programs
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optical storage media
written and read with a laser
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rom
basic instructions for booting the computer
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ram
temporary storage
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storage drives
read or write informationon magnetic or optical storage media
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floppy disk drive
permanent storage for data
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hard disk drive
is installed inside the computer
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optical drive
uses lasers to read data on the optical media
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external flash drive
removable storage device/thumb drive
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ide
early drive controller
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sata
serial version of the ata drive controller
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scsi
drive controller that can connect up to 15 drives
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