| A | B |
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| Motherboard | is the big green board connected to computer case |
| CPU | The largest chip on the mortherboard and is one of the few chips with a heat sink |
| ZIF | is the Zero Insertion Force socket |
| SEC | Single Edge contact |
| SIMM | RAM Module(stick) -Single Inline Memory Module |
| DIMM | RAM Module(Stick) - Dual Inline Memory Module |
| Integrated Cache | Cache memory that is built into the processor |
| External Cache | Cache memory that is built outside the processor |
| Controllers | A chip that controls the transfer of data from a device(Memory |
| Motherboard Chipset | The combination of computer chips that hold the logic for controllers |
| North Bridge | Responsible for communication from the CPU to memory |
| South Bridge | Responsible for communication between the CPU and other devices |
| BIOS | Basic Input-Output System - a low-level program code that checks all the system devices during boot up. |
| ROM | is the Read-Only Memory chip |
| EEPROM | is electrically programmable ROM; the maunifacturer writes the software instructions into the ROM chip |
| POST | is the Power-on Self-test |
| CMOS | is the Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor that holds the listing of system components and keeps track of basic settings. |
| Expansion Slots | an opening in a computer where a circuit board can be inserted to add new capabilities to the computer. |
| Ports | an interface/connector on a computer to which you can connect a device such as keyboard |
| Serial Ports | Connects serial devices |
| Parallel Ports | Connects parallel devices |
| Male Ports | is the serial port that has a number of pins in it. |
| Female Ports | is the parallel port that contains the pin holes. |
| Video Controller | Converts digital data from the processor and prepares the information to be displayed on the monitor. |
| PS/2 | Port used to connect a mouse or keyboard to a PC. Circular six-pin connector. |
| Line In | Allows you to connect many audio sources to the system. |
| Line Out | Allows you to connect speakers to the computer. |
| MIC | Allows you to connect a microphone (red) to the system for recording. |
