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Lara Severi
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From:Darlington, CO Durham, England
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-21-2001 02:26 AM
   
What is a serial bus???? help!!------------------
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robbase
Member Posts: 425
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Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-21-2001 02:43 AM
it is a connection type.
often called a usb. used for connecting different types of hardware. your mouse may be connected that way among other things -rob IP: Logged |
Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 02:58 AM
Thanx.I have to do tons of IT questions for this course and I can't find what a few things mean!! I have one more: How would you explain what a computer acronym is? I've searched the web for its meaning but I just keep getting the English meaning. Can anyone help? cyber kisses! +++
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 03:11 AM
Wait, wait!! I have another one!! It is one of those questions that is sooooo simple and stupid you don't know how to describe it!!*yawns* What is a processor socket or slot?
How does this item control the type of processor that may be fitted to the motherboard? *falls a sleep, slaps table and lol* Please help if you can!! Also does anyone know where I can find a computer terms dictionary website or something? cyber kisses +++
egG P.S - I have an exam on Friday about this sort of stuff, so I really do need help!!! ------------------
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pwhirl
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From:Mission, BC, Canada
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 05-21-2001 03:26 AM
An acronym is something like the computer term WORM which stands for "Write Once Read Many". Hope that solves your problem.------------------
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 03:52 AM
I don't understand.------------------
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pwhirl
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posted 05-21-2001 03:56 AM
It means W=Write O=Once R=Read M=Many --->WORM. IE you make a txt file, your write the file once but you can read it many times after your done. Does that help?------------------
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 04:02 AM
wait, wait. So an acronym is a W O R M? All I need is a sentance explaning what a acronym is... that doesn't seem right. ------------------
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robbase
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posted 05-21-2001 04:18 AM
what he's saying is that an acronym is a way of abbreviating something, by using the first letter in each word to describe a phrase. example Laugh out loud = LOL  -rob IP: Logged |
Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 04:21 AM
Oohhhhh!! right!! That is the English meaning and the computer meaning!! I get confused all the time!! Can you help me with the other question?? the socket one? Thanx. +------------------
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robbase
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posted 05-21-2001 04:25 AM
not 100% sure on that one, your guess may be as good as mine. I'll see if I can dig somthing up
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robbase
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posted 05-21-2001 04:42 AM
try this look up DIMM on pg 116 in this hardware glossery. http://www.kingston.com/tools/umg/umg2000.pdf
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 04:45 AM
There are only 110 pages. Where do I look?------------------
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Driber_IF
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From:Den Haag, The Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-21-2001 04:47 AM
ok, let me see if I still remember this correctly....A processor socket is like a lamp, you can't screw a big lightbulb (processor) in a small lamp (socket). So that would mean that a Socket 7 processor wouldn't fit in a Socket 6 motherboard, thus controlling the type of processor you can place on your motherboard. This in term, descibes that a Pentium 4 processor won't fit on a Pentium 1 motherboard. phew.... ------------------
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 04:51 AM
All I need is a few simple sentances!! What do you mean by all these numbered sockets?..... Please have patience with me!!------------------
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Driber_IF
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posted 05-21-2001 04:56 AM
well, I don't see if I can explain it better than that, but....well, if you have a P4 processor that's made to fit on a P4 Socket, you can't just place the P4 processor in a P1 Socket!  ------------------
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Lara Severi
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posted 05-21-2001 05:17 AM
I understand but it doesn't make a good sentance!! I will have to ask the teacher on wednesday. ------------------
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MichaelB
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posted 05-21-2001 07:28 AM
Maybe I'm missing the point of the thread, but here goes...An acronym is a 'word' made up from the Initials (first letters) of a larger phrase...
examples: MASH = Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. ROM = Read Only Memory. SCUBA = Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. CHiPs = California Highway Patrol. I hope this helps... ------------------
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