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Form Factor
The industry-standard physical dimensions of the major
components of computers. General guidelines for the placement of connectors, CPU sockets, ports, CPU fan connections, even screw holes. Enables the companies/manufacturers to market their motherboards to w wider audience.
installed.
circuit. A group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together. It controls communications between the processor and external devices
core devices Changeable system devices HDD, FDD Other devices sound card, network card
you to make changes to the setup and configuration of various changeable hardware devices without disturbing the underlying structure that keeps the core hardware working properly.
Overclocking
An action in which the CPU is adjusted to a higher clock
rate than its factory preset, however, it can seriously compromise safety in insufficiently cooled computers and generally shorten component lifespan.
Flashing the BIOS
rewriting of the contents of the BIOS BIOS updates or upgrading of BIOS
DIP Switch
Plastic box with tiny white switches.
Flipping a switch from off to on enables the switch.
to support the increasing demand for PC users and their peripherals. MicroATX FlexATX