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Computer hardware is a general term used to refer to all the physical parts of a computer. Internal hardware devices include hard drives and motherboards, while external hardware devices include monitors, mice, keyboards, and printers.

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Is a cam an input device?

Yes. It converts what are you recording in to electric signal and this signal put INTO a computer.

According to ACPI standards the S1 mode causes what two devices to stop using power?

In S1 (sleep mode) only the hard drive and monitor are shut off, everything else runs normally.

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What are the Basic computer operating system of Main Frame?

MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS:

VSA/XA

VM.XA

VSA/ESA

VM/ESA(virtual machine/enterprise system)

MVS/XA(multiple virtual storage/ extended architecture)

TPF (transaction process facility)

MVS/ESA(Multiple virtual storage /enterprise system)

MVS/SP

OS/390

LINUX

Z/OS

this are the operating systems that are associated with mainframes

What hardware is needed to make a computer become Bluetooth accessible?

You would need a bluetooth adapter. Usually, these are small USB adapters that plug right into a free USB port.

Is a digital camera both an input and output device?

Normally unless something is broken, it is a storage device (it stores pictures and sometimes videos), an input device (it gets the photos and videos from something within it), and it is an output device (it has a screen)

Is PC and Mac hardware interchangable?

Yes. Windows PCs, Linux PCs, and Macs can all coexist on the same network, share files with one another, and communicate with one another. While the applications (programs) are particular to each operating system, there are often comparable or compatible applications that can work with the same or similar file formats. For example, Microsoft Office is made for Windows and for Mac OS X (although in different versions), but not for Linux -- but Linux has OpenOffice.org or StarOffice, which are similar products and can even work with standard .doc and .rtf files. Many file formats are standard file types that can be opened and/or used with many different applications. Take JPEG (.jpg), for example - it's a standard image file format that can be opened and/or saved with a variety of applications, ranging from MSPaint to Adobe Photoshop to Graphic Converter to Corel Photo Paint and more. All platforms have email applications and web browsers, and the internet is becoming increasingly standards-based, making computing platform choice a secondary concern. Also, virtualization technologies are allowing users to install and use multiple OSes on a single computer, mitigating many concerns about cross-platform compatibility.

Two categories of software are?

This is not possible to categorized software into two types.

Let discuss the main category of software types:

Application Software

In information technology, an application (app), an application program, or application software is a computer program designed to help people perform an activity.

Some application packages focus on a single task, such as word processing; others, called integrated software include several applications.

System Software

System software is software designed to provide a platform for other software. Examples of system software include operating systems like macOS, Linux, Android and Microsoft Windows, computational science software, game engines, search engines, industrial automation, and software as a service applications.

Programming Software

Programming software is a software which helps the programmer in developing other software. Compilers, assemblers, debuggers, interpreters etc. ... Integrated development environments (IDEs) are combinations of all these software. Programming software is also known as programming tool or software development tool.

Driver Software

It is challenging to give a single precise definition for the term driver. In the most fundamental sense, a driver is a software component that lets the operating system and a device communicate with each other. For example, suppose an application needs to read some data from a device. The application calls a function implemented by the operating system, and the operating system calls a function implemented by the driver.

The driver, which was written by the same company that designed and manufactured the device, knows how to communicate with the device hardware to get the data. After the driver gets the data from the device, it returns the data to the operating system, which returns it to the application.

These is not a enough for software because there are many types exits in IT filed.

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Will a 16x card work in 8x slot?

You cannot plug a x16 graphics card into a x8 slot. You can however, if you wish, plug an x8 card PCIe card into an x16 slot. A p-lane PCIe card will work at some speed in an n-lane PCIe slot, where n > p. This is not true if n < p. So in this situation the card wants 16 lanes but the motherboard can only support 8 For more specific answers though, please post more detailed info such as make and model of hardware

Why is there little hole in the middle of a CD?

The hole in the CD is where the machine you put it in "grips" the CD so the disk can be spun and thus read and used.

What is a USB serial interface?

USB stands for universal serial bus for short. USB is a universal port that can be used to exchange data between a storage device and a peripheral. Example, you can transfer data from your phone to your system by simply connecting the two with USB.

A USB port is a Universal Serial Bus port. This is a universal port that nearly any kind of peripheral can be manufactured to use thereby limiting the number of port TYPES needed on a PC.

Why do automated input devices allow more accurate input of data than manual input device?

Automated input devices are more accurate because there is a decreased chance of human error due to the following factors; computers never get tired, they are not biased in any way and more accurate calculations can take place quickly and repetively. The same task can be performed with 100% efficiency.

What is a 4 pin auxiliary connector?

4 Pin Aux connectors are used by some video cards to provide additional power to them via the power supply.

What kinds of computers is the Pentium processor compatible with?

The Pentium is a PC chip, or what oldschoolers call "IBM-compatible." i.e, non-Mac.

Since the Pentium (and the stuff it attaches to) IS the computer, I'm guessing what you're really asking is, what will the Pentium processor run?

It'll run Windows (and keep in mind that there have been Pentium processors since 1995, so you'll want to figure out whichPentium you have before you run out and buy Windows 7.

They'll also run Linux (including Ubuntu), Unix, and other OS's - - essentially (again), if it's not the Mac OS, it'll probably run on a PC.

Diffrentiate between active heatsink and passive heatsink?

In a active heatsink system you have both a heatsink and a fan thus for the most part an active heatsink cools better with one exception. Should the fan fail the active heatsink will quickly overheat.

Passive heatsinks relay on transferring heat without the aid of a fan. The advantage here is that a passive heatsink is fail proof and uses 0 electricity, however passive heatsinks don't typical cool as well.

Passive heatsinks work great for supporting chips and RAM cooling. They are also found in servers because of the no fail aspect.

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Which tool should you use to test the serial port?

You would use a Loopback Plug, this allow an output signal to be returned as input.

What does a pci look like?

The PCI bus can be used for a wide variety of devices, so obviously not all PCI cards look exactly the same. Due to technical limitations, an image of a PCI card cannot be displayed in the answer, but example images are linked to below.

What devices are controlled by the system BIOS?

A computer BIOS initializes and tests the CPU, RAM, chipset, video card, keyboard, hard drive, optical disk drive, floppy drive, and interrupt handlers. Additionally, the bios will check ports on a computer.

Describe how you can access the BIOS setup program?

The BIOS setup program can be access by pressing a key or combination of keys during the boot process. The exact way to enter setup varies from one motherboard manufacturer to another.

Usually F2 or Delete but you must check your bootup screen

What are two types of PATA data cables?

Under parallel ata, two types of ribbon cable are used. The 80-conductor ide cable has 40 pins and 80 wires Forty wires are used for communication and data, and an additional 40 ground wires reduce crosstalk on the cable. An older 40-conducror cable has 40 wires and 40 pins. the two types of cables are PATA and IDE cables which come in a 80-conductor IDE cable and a 40-conductor cable

Is a bar code reader an output device?

Input because it is sending data to the computer.

What should you do if you have forgotten your BIOS password?

Do this carefully, and before touching anything inside your computer case, touch the metal outside of the case to discharge any static that might have built up. Look inside for the cmos battery, and there should be a jumper in the general proximity. Some motherboards you just need to pull it off and move it over a little and then move it back. Some, you need to move it over and turn the computer on and then put it back. Try both, and it should work.
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