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Which type of standard interface allows users to connect and disconnect peripheral devices while the computer is running without having to restart?
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What does acronym USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a wired serial bus standard to interface computers and electronics devices. It is commonly used to interface computers to computer peripheral, digital cameras and memory devices.
Name 3 expansion bus technologies?
PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) AGP (Advanced Graphics Port)
What is scsi harddisk?
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it can also be used to connect other devices, including scanners and CD drives. An SCSI drive is usually referred to a disk drive that uses the SCSI standard interface and commands to connect and transfer data to/from the computer.
What is the importance of the USB interface standard in a computer?
The USB interface standard connects external hardware to your computer- everything from webcams to external hard drives to your Ipod. Without it you would be unable to access many functions of cameras and other devices that allow you to upload things to the internet.
What is pci e 2.1?
An upgrade Card to the Personal Computer Interface standard with the version number of 2.1
What is standard used for?
There are several designs for the bus of a computer. This makes I/O devices suitable for use in one computer to be unusable with other computers. A different interface may have to be designed for every combination of I/O device and computer, resulting in many different interfaces. The most practical solution is to develop standard interface signals and protocols.
What does PCI mean in computer terms?
PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, it is a type of architecture connectors used by different components.
Is a musical instrument digital interface a computer?
No.... MIDI is an industry-standard for connecting certain musical instruments to a computer- so that the sound of the instrument can me recorded or manipulated by computer software,
Do computer users today use grahical user interface?
"Graphical" means pictures, so yes, most user interfaces are graphical now. When you click on an icon to open a file or program, that's a graphical interface. A text interface was the standard before graphical interfaces took the computer world by storm.
What does ACPI mean in computer terms?
ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. ACPI provides a standard for configuring devices and managing power for the operating system.
What has the author William E Burr written?
William E Burr has written: 'Planning for the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI)' -- subject(s): Planning, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (Computer network standard), Local area networks (Computer networks)
Is a soundcard the same exact thing as an audio interface?
a soundcard is a component on the computer that generaly handles the sound, instead of using the standard motherboard output 3.5mm jacks. a audio interface is a general term for the interface of (fermware, software, other programs) and such that play digital music files... why dont you google "How does a computer work?" you might learn sompthing :D
