Micron Millennia Series Technical Reference Manual page 101

Input/Output A generic term that refers to the devices and processes involved in the computer's reading and writing data.
(I/O)
integrated An electronic device that combines thousands of transistors on a small chip of silicon or other semiconductor.
circuit Such devices are the building blocks of computers.
Integrated Drive Currently the most popular type of hard drive used in PCs. A standard IDE adapter can handle a maximum of
Electronics four hard drives total.
(IDE)
I/O Port A connector that allows external and some internal peripherals to communicate with the computer system
(e.g., serial ports and parallel ports).
interface The connection between you and the computer, or between the computer and peripheral devices.
joystick A device that is often used to control games.
jumper A small plastic block containing a metal insert that can electrically connect one or more pins.
keyboard The primary device used for entering text.
kilobits per A unit of measurement used to describe the rate of data transfer (thousands of bits per second).
second (Kbps)
kilobyte A measure of computer memory or storage. One KB equals approximately one thousand bytes.
light-emitting A device that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it.
diode (LED)
Local Area LANs are data communications networks which are geographically limited, allowing easy interconnection of
Network (LAN) terminals, microprocessors and computers within adjacent buildings.
Logical Block A hard drive addressing scheme that enables the use of drives larger than 512 MB.
Addressing
(LBA)
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