port and then has multiple places to connect. When not part of a computer system, these devices are commonly known as splitters. Hardware Expander Types: USB Port Expander Hardware DB-25 Port Expander Hardware Serial Port Expander Hardware FireWire Port Expander Hardware Ethernet Port Expander Hardware SATA Port Expander Hardware SSD Port Expander Hardware SAS Port Expander Hardware Modbus Serial Port Hardware VGA Port Expander Hardware DVI Port Expander Hardware Audio Port Expander Hardware
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may result. Hard drives have a 137 GB limit. You must flash the BIOS to upgrade it and it will allow it to support a larger number of hard drive addresses. The Hard drive interfaces to attach to the motherboard are PATA/IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB, and FireWire. Along with hard drives, parallel ATA (PATA) and serial ATA (SATA) are also used for CD drives, DVD drives and tape drives. The two power supply connections are Molex and Berg. Molex connections are larger and are used for hard drives, CD drives
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COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPONENTS COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPONENTS Computer Basics Equipment (Hardware) COMPUTER | A machine that processes information and performs computations. | Tower or Desktop | The "box" or case that holds the parts that make up a computer: CPU, hard disk drive, floppy drive, memory chips, power supply, interface cards, etc. Click here to learn more. | | CPU | Central Processing Unit, or "brains" of the computer | Monitor | An output display device (looks
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* Serial, Parallel, Game Ports * Serial Ports * Usually male ports * 9 – 25 pins for the plug * Transmits data one bit at a time * * Parallel Ports * Usually female * 25 pins * Transmits data eight bits at a time * * Game Ports * Usually female * 15 pins (on two rows) * * All three of these have been replaced (for the most part) by USB ports. * Keyboards
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in place of the full-sized VGA connection. IEEE-1394 Port- is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple, who called it FireWire. Game Port- An early I/O connector that is used to attach a joystick or other videogame controller. The legacy game port on a PC is a 15-pin socket; however, this dedicated connector was replaced with USB. See video game controller. A memory
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1 100% 1. The new drive interface standard for connecting drives in a system is the _______standard...which allows for more than 4 drive installed in a system at a time and is the standard found in newer motherboards today. A) Parallel ATA B) Firewire C) EIDE Standard D) Serial ATA E) USB 2. Which of the following are versions of Windows XP? A) Windows XP Home Edition B) Windows XP Professional C) Windows XP Media Center Edition D) Windows XP Tablet PC Edition E) Windows XP Professional
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Mengenal USB 3-0 Kita sudah mengenal dan memakai periphjeral USB 2.0 sejauh ini yang kebanyakan terintegrasi dengan komputer, laptop, dan berbagai peripheral USB. Yang terkadang tidak lengkap atau dibilang jadul kalau suatu perangkat tidak dilengkapi dengan koneksi atau port USB, dari USB 1.0, USB 2.0, dan sekarang sudah mulai marak dibahas dengan USB 3.0. Apa Sich USB 3.0 itu? USB 3.0 (atau dikenal dengan istilah SuperSpeed USB) Universal Serial Bus yang banyak dilakukan revisi disana sini.
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Elizabeth Romero Computer and Logic Week 2 Lab Task 1: Identify the Ports Procedure 1. Look at the front and back of a desktop or notebook computer for the following bus connectors: RS232, USB, FireWire, and infrared. How many of each type of connector did you find? I found all four of them. 2. Label the appropriate names to the ports and adaptors given below. Ps/ 2 port USB ports Serial port VGA port Speakers Line in Microphone Ethernet port Pt 1 printer port Game port
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Question : (TCO 2) Examine the figure. This port is called a _____. Student Answer: modem port keyboard port serial port parallel port Comments: Question 2. Question : (TCO 2) Why is having the correct device driver so important? Student Answer: It enables a specific operating system to run as multiple machines. It enables multiple computers to share devices. It enables a device to work in both a powered and unpowered state. It enables a
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Task 1: Identify the Ports Procedure 1. Look at the front and back of a desktop or notebook computer for the following bus connectors: RS232, USB, FireWire, and infrared. How many of each type of connector did you find? 12 2. Label the appropriate names to the ports and adaptors given below. PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 keyboard port Parallel port Parallel port Ethernet Ethernet USB ports USB ports Serial port Serial port USB mini jack USB mini jack Audio ports Audio ports
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