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Uses an altogether different architectural
design than conventional PCI and PCI-X
and is intended to replace both these
buses as well as the AGP bus; uses a
serial bus which is faster than a parallel
bus
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PCI Express
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Ports coming directly off the motherboard
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On-board ports
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Many older motherboards and expansion cards and a few other ones store setup data using a ____________ switch which has an ON position and an OFF position
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Dual Inline Package (DIP)
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A motherboard can retain setup or installation information in different settings of these on the board; considered open or closed based on whether a cover is present on two small posts or metal pins that stick up off the motherboard
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Jumpers
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Computers today store most configuration information in this, which is also called the realtime clock/nonvolatile RAM chip which retains the data even when the computer is turned off
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CMOS RAM
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A clock tick in which nothing happens, used to ensure that the microprocessor isn't getting ahead of slower components.
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Wait state
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An older slot on the motherboard used for slower I/O devices, which can support an 8-bit or 16-bit data path
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ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
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A card that plugs into a motherboard and allows for expansion cards to be mounted parallel to the motherboard
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Riser card
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Round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the case, so that componenets on the back of motherboard do not touch the case
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Standoffs or spacers
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A specification for a small slot on a motherboard to accomodate an audio or modem riser card
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Audio modem riser (AMR)
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