from 1971-1981. In computing, a parallel port is a parallel communication physical interface which can be also known as a printer port or Centronics port. The port today is seeing decreasing use because of the rise of Universal Series Bus (USB) and Firewire (IEEE 1394) devices along with network printing using Ethernet. The first parallel interface for printers was introduced with the Centronics Model 101 printer in 1970. It was developed by Dr. An Wang, Robert Howard and Prentice Robinson at Centronics
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result in data loss. Hard drives and gilded to protect their data, but floppy disks are not. The BIOS can be flashed to upgrade the system. The hard drives can attach to the motherboard using different interfaces, such as PATA, SATA, SCSI, USB, and FireWire; PATA (Parallel ATA) interface is most commonly used and is sometimes referred to as IDE or EIDE. The IDE (PATA) cable has 2 connector which are master and slave, the motherboard supports 2 cables which are primary and secondary. The motherboard
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Video 1.07 Ports and Connectors In this chapter, I learned about serial, parallel, SCSI, USB, sound, and FireWire ports and some of their corresponding devices. I also learned that USB has become the dominate port replacing the PS/2 mouse and keyboard, serial and parallel ports on recent systems. Below are some of the topics presented. Serial, Parallel, Game Ports * Serial ports are male with 9 or 25-pins * Parallel ports are female and have 25-pins * Game ports are also female
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WHEN YOU'RE IN front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, seconds can feel like minutes, and minutes like hours. And backups to USB 2.0 appear to crawl along at a snail's pace--so much so that users often become reluctant to perform that essential chore. Such data-transfer scenarios are where the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard and its theoretical, blazing-fast throughput of 5 gigabits per second--as promised by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)--will change your life
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HOME WORK 1 Chapter 7, 8 Page 325 - 326 1.- Answer “Reviewing The Basic” Question 1 – 25 2.- Do “Think Critically” Questions: 1, 2, 3 and 4 3.- Chap 8 Page 380 Do “Real Problems Real Solution” Problem 8.1 and Answer all the Question from1 to 4. 1. Which edition of Windows 7 comes only in a 32-bit version? Pag. 277 * Windows 7 Starter edition comes in only a 32-bit version. 2. What is the maximum amount of memory a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium can
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Audient ASP8024-48PB Within this I will be explaining in detail the full rage technical specifications of what equipment I have decided to put and use in my studio. And I will also be explaining why I have chose to use such equipment. For the mixing desk I have chosen to go with Audient ASP8024 “Each of the input channels features Audient’s impressive Class A preamp and 4 band EQ – a combination so versatile that many ASP8024 equipped studios no longer find the need for outboard preamps and
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A computer is a programmable machine with two principal characteristics: •It responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner. •It can execute a pre-recorded list of instructions (a program). Hardware refers to objects that you can actually touch, like disks, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, printers, boards, and chips. Software exists as ideas, concepts, and symbols, but it has no substance. (Books provide a useful analogy. The pages and the ink are the hardware
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Claro Garcia NT1110 CS & L April 9, 2014 Chapter 3 Summary In the world of computers, input/output (I/O) devices are utilized to enhance, configure and control data transfer between the computer and external devices in a variety of ways. These devices use ‘ports’ to connect to either internal or external hardware to and from the computer. The ports are then linked to copper circuits and memory that communicate to the computer CPU, RAM and ports. This enables data transfer between these I/O
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Introduction to personal computers Homework January 9, 2015 Chapter 1, review questions 1-15 Chapter 2, review questions 1-15 Chapter 3, review questions 1-17 Presented by: Bolivar Antonio Taveras Chapter 1 review questions 1-15 Which of the following is an example of a PC? Colossus ENIAC 8088 Von Neumann Who is credited with the patent for the first computer? Eckert and Mauchly Atanasoff Microsoft Intel In the Von Neumann architecture, what
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Congratulations, you and your iMac were made for each other. Built-in iSight camera Video chat with up to three friends anywhere in the world at the same time. www.apple.com/imac Mac Help iSight Music Front Row with Apple Remote Enjoy movies, music, and photos from the comfort of your sofa. www.apple.com/imac Mac Help Front Row Dashboard widgets Get up-to-date information instantly. View stocks, check the weather, track flights, and much more. www.apple.com/macosx/overview Mac Help
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