Glossary
Symbol
n
μ
m
k
M
Symbols
°
≥
≤
%
B
bus
bus master
C
C
clock
counter/timer
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Prefix
nano
micro
milli
kilo
mega
Degrees
Equal or greater than
Equal or less than
Percent
The group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a
computer. Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other
devices are connected. Examples of PC buses are the AT bus, NuBus,
Micro Channel, and EISA bus.
A type of a plug-in board or controller with the ability to read and write
devices on the computer bus.
Celsius.
Hardware component that controls timing for reading from or writing to
groups.
A circuit that counts external pulses or clock pulses (timing).
Value
10
–9
10
– 6
–3
10
10
3
10
6
G-1
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