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Page 97
Within a computer, data travels from one component to another over circuits
called a data bus. One part of the data bus runs between RAM and the
microprocessor. Other parts of the data bus connect RAM to various storage and
peripheral ...
Within a computer, data travels from one component to another over circuits
called a data bus. One part of the data bus runs between RAM and the
microprocessor. Other parts of the data bus connect RAM to various storage and
peripheral ...
Page 187
Ext2fs (extended 2 file system) is the native file system for Linux. Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP use a file system called NTFS (New
Technology File System). The file system for Windows 3.1 was called FAT16.
Windows 95, 98 ...
Ext2fs (extended 2 file system) is the native file system for Linux. Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP use a file system called NTFS (New
Technology File System). The file system for Windows 3.1 was called FAT16.
Windows 95, 98 ...
Page 218
The rules for naming a file are called file-naming . These rules typically do not
allow you to use certain characters or words in a filename. A filename is usually
related to a file format, which is defined as the arrangement of data in a file and
the ...
The rules for naming a file are called file-naming . These rules typically do not
allow you to use certain characters or words in a filename. A filename is usually
related to a file format, which is defined as the arrangement of data in a file and
the ...
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Contents
Computer Internet Web and Email Basics | 2 |
Computer Basics | 4 |
Computer Hardware | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Perspectives on Computer Concepts New Perspectives Series |
| Author | June Jamrich Parsons |
| Contributor | Dan Oja |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Course Technology, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0619213841, 9780619213848 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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