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... Interface Standards Hard drives connect , or interface , with a computer using one of several different standards . These standards determine performance characteristics , such as the density with which data can be packed onto the disk ...
... Interface Standards Hard drives connect , or interface , with a computer using one of several different standards . These standards determine performance characteristics , such as the density with which data can be packed onto the disk ...
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... Interface Most PC operating systems today use a graphical user interface ( GUI ) . The older DOS operating systems and some versions of the UNIX and Linux operating systems use a command line interface ( see Figure 5-10 ) , although ...
... Interface Most PC operating systems today use a graphical user interface ( GUI ) . The older DOS operating systems and some versions of the UNIX and Linux operating systems use a command line interface ( see Figure 5-10 ) , although ...
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... Interface Computers have at least two notable interfaces . The one most com- monly referred to is the interface between the user and the computer , called the graphical user interface ( GUI ) . Although this interface usually receives ...
... Interface Computers have at least two notable interfaces . The one most com- monly referred to is the interface between the user and the computer , called the graphical user interface ( GUI ) . Although this interface usually receives ...
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TECHNOLOGY AND YOU Wired | 50 |
MODULE Hardware | 52 |
Input and Output 132 | 53 |
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