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General Concepts

Zip drive

A Zip drive is a small, portable disk drive used primarily for backing up and archiving personal computer…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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Magnetic card

A magnetic card is a rectangular object that contains either a magnetic strip on the outside or a magnetic object in the…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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Hard drive

A hard disk drive (sometimes abbreviated as hard drive, HD, or HDD) is a non-volatile memory hardware device that permanently stores and retrieves data on a…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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FDD

A floppy disk drive, also called FDD or FD for short, is a computer disk drive that enables a user to save data…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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Storage device

media, or storage medium, a storage device is any hardwarecapable of holding information either temporarily or permanently. The picture shows an example…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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What is a Circuit?

Welcome to circuits 101! One of the first things you’ll encounter when learning about electronics is the concept…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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What Is a Breadboard and How Does It Work?

The breadboard is the bread-and-butter of DIY electronics. Breadboards allow beginners to get acquainted with circuits without the…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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PCB

Sometimes abbreviated as a board, a PCB is short for printed circuit board and was invented by Paul Eisler while working on a radio in 1936.…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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DRAM Technologies

As microprocessors and chipsets evolve, so do memory technologies. Since DRAM is still the primary type of memory…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob
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Parity Memory

DRAM memory can include a mechanism used to verify and maintain the integrity of the data it holds.…

September 8, 2021 · Jacob