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... chip ? The terms " computer chip , " " microchip , " and " chip " originated as technical jargon for " integrated circuit . " An integrated circuit ( IC ) , such as the one pictured in Figure 2-8 , is a super - thin slice of ...
... chip ? The terms " computer chip , " " microchip , " and " chip " originated as technical jargon for " integrated circuit . " An integrated circuit ( IC ) , such as the one pictured in Figure 2-8 , is a super - thin slice of ...
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... chips are packaged in a pro- tective carrier that also provides connectors to other computer components . Chip carriers vary in shape and size - including small rectangular DIPs ( dual in - line package ) with caterpillar - like legs ...
... chips are packaged in a pro- tective carrier that also provides connectors to other computer components . Chip carriers vary in shape and size - including small rectangular DIPs ( dual in - line package ) with caterpillar - like legs ...
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... chip , " it can be more accurately described as " a CPU on a chip " because it contains on a single chip - cir- cuitry that performs essentially the same tasks as the central processing unit ( CPU ) of a classic mainframe computer ...
... chip , " it can be more accurately described as " a CPU on a chip " because it contains on a single chip - cir- cuitry that performs essentially the same tasks as the central processing unit ( CPU ) of a classic mainframe computer ...
Contents
The Windows Registry | 2 |
Computer Basics 166 Computers in Context Journalism 14 LAB Operating a Personal Computer 168 Review Activities 15 Section B Internet Basics 1... | 4 |
Web Basics | 26 |
Copyright | |
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