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BD(Blu-ray Disc)
BD may refer to any of the following: 1. Short for Blu-ray disc, BD or BD-ROM, is an optical disc format developed by thirteen consumer electronics and PC…
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CD-ROM
Short for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, a CD-ROM is an optical disc that contains audio or software data whose memory is read-only. A CD-ROM Drive or optical drive is the…
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CD-R
Alternatively referred to as a cd writer, CD-WO (write once), or WORM (write once read many), CD-R is short for Compact Disc-Recordable. It is a writable disc and…
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Zip drive
A Zip drive is a small, portable disk drive used primarily for backing up and archiving personal computer files. The…
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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 card that…
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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 computer. A…
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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 to removable…
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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…