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ALPs University – Technology II: A Handbook for TechnologyTechnology IIComputer TerminologyInternal Computer Terminology RAM – Random Access MemoryROM – Read Only MemoryBIOS – Basic Input/output SystemCPU – Central Processing UnitGPU – Graphic Processing UnitSPU – Sound Processing UnitGHz – GigahertzMHz – MegahertzTB/Tb – Terabyte/TerabitGB/Gb – Gigabyte/GigabitMB/Mb – Megabyte/GigabitKB/Kb – Kilobyte/Kilobit32-bit / 64-bit1,000,000,000 cycles/second1,000,000 cycles/second1,000,000,000,000 bytes1,000,000,000 bytes1,000,000 bytes1,000 bytesExternal Computer Terminology CD-ROM drive reads CD’s onlyDVD-ROM drive reads DVD and CD’sCD-RW drive reads and writes to CD’sDVD-RW drive reads and writes to DVD'sCD/DVD-RW drives reads and writes to CD/DVD mediaFloppy drive read/write to floppy diskZIP drive read/write to ZIP diskHard Drive storage for OS and other dataUSB Media/DevicesBlu-Ray Drive Reads Blu-ray discBlu-Ray RW Reads/Write Blu-Ray MediaMedia Computer Terminology CD-ROM Compact Disc Read Only MemoryCD-/ R Recordable CDCD-/ RW Re-writeable CDDVD-ROM Digital Video Disc Read Only MemoryDVD-/ R Recordable DVDDVD-/ RW Re-writeable DVDFloppy DiskZip DiskBlu-Ray Read Only MemoryBlu-Ray /- R RecordableBlu-Ray /- RW Rewriteable Blu-Ray DiscDVD-DL-ROM DVD Dual-Layer Read Only MemoryDVD-DL /- R DVD Dual-Layer RecordableDVD-DL /- RW DVD Dual-Layer Rewriteable2 Special Olympics Indiana650-747 MB650-747 MB650-747 MB4.7 GB4.7 GB4.7 GB1.44 MB750 MB25 GB25 GB25 GB8.5 GB8.5 GB8.5 GB

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