presenting : 1.1 hardware floppy disk drive (fdd) device that spins a magnetically coated floppy...
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COMPTIA A+BY:JOMAL BRYANT
1.0 HARDWARE
PRESENTING :
1.1 HARDWARE FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (FDD) DEVICE THAT SPINS A
MAGNETICALLY COATED FLOPPY DISK TO READ DATA FROM AND WRITE DATA TO IT.
CONNECTS TO 34 PIN CONNECTER
HARDWARE
OPTICAL DRIVES DISK DRIVE THAT USES A LASER TO
READ AND/OR WRITE CDs AND DVDs.
TYPES OF OPTICAL DRIVES COMPACT(CD) DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC(DVD) BLU-RAY DISK(BD) REWRITABLE OPTICAL DISK(RW)
OPTICAL DRIVES
1.2 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS,TYPES AND FEATURES
PARALLEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT:STANDARDFOR CONNECTING HARD DRIVES AND OPTICAL DRIVES INTO COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND USES A PARALLEL SIGNALING TECHNOLOGY.(PATA)
INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS:AN EARLY DRIVE CONTROLLER INTERFACE THAT USES A 40-PIN CONNECTOR TO CONNECT DRIVES.(IDE)
ENHANCED INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS:ENHANCED VERSION OF THE STANDARD IDE INTERFACE THAT CONNECTS HARD DISK,CD-ROM DRIVES,AND TAPE DRIVES TO A PC.(EIDE)
FORM FACTORS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
EXTENDED:STANDARD CASE FORM FACTOR FOR MODERN COMPUTERS.(ATX)
BALANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED:INTERGRATES COSTEFFECTIVE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR POWER DISSIPATION,STRUCTURAL INTERGRITY,ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE,AND MOTHERBOARD DESIGN INTO A SCALABLE FORM FACTOR.(BTX)
MICRO-ATX: SMALLER FOOTPRINT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED.
NLX:NEW LOW-PROFILE EXTENDED.
