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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 of a Drobo,…
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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 of a circuit.…
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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 need for…
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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. A PCB…
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DRAM Technologies
As microprocessors and chipsets evolve, so do memory technologies. Since DRAM is still the primary type of memory used in…
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Parity Memory
DRAM memory can include a mechanism used to verify and maintain the integrity of the data it holds. The two…
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Matching Memory to the Motherboard
The memory added to a system, whatever its packaging, must be matched to the width of the data bus of…
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Bits, Bytes, and Words
Nearly everything the PC connects to is measured in bits these days, especially modems and Internet connections, but RAM is…
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RAM
RAM, or random access memory, is used in the PC for its primary memory. RAM is where all active programs…
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A Brief Overview Of Rom
In order to change data stored on the computer, you must be able to write to it. If you cannot…
