If you want to add features to your computing platform, it’s common to use the built-in expansion slots. In this video, you’ll learn how to use expansion slots to upgrade and enhance your personal computer. << Previous Video: Motherboard Form Factors Next Video: Motherboard Connectors >> If you look at a motherboard, there are a […]
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The form factor of a computer can have a significant impact to configuration options and future upgradability. In this video, you’ll learn about motherboard form factors and the differences between the ATX and ITX motherboard families. << Previous Video: RAID Next Video: Motherboard Expansion Slots >> The fundamental physical component within all of our computers
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Professor Messer’s Security+ Success Bundle: Have you watched my CompTIA Security+ videos, but you’d like a downloadable version that includes Course Notes and Practice Exams? You can find all of this and more in my Security+ Success Bundle. Audio Replay:
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We rely on our storage devices for access to our most important documents. In this video, you’ll learn how RAID can be used to maintain the uptime and availability of our data when a drive fails. << Previous Video: Storage Devices Next Video: Motherboard Form Factors >> It’s not uncommon to use hard drives to
There are many ways to store and access files on our computing devices. In this video, you’ll learn about hard drives, solid state drives, flash memory, and optical drives. << Previous Video: Memory Technologies Next Video: RAID >> One way to store a lot of information on our computing devices is through the use of
Our system RAM can provide a number of different features. In this video, you’ll learn about virtual memory, multi-channel memory, parity memory, and error correcting code (ECC) memory. << Previous Video: An Overview of Memory Next Video: Storage Devices >> Let’s start our conversation about memory technologies with what we do when we run out
Memory is a critical resource for our computing devices. In this video, you’ll learn about DIMM sizes, SDRAM, DDR data transfers, and DDR3, DDR4, and DDR5 RAM. << Previous Video: Fiber Connectors Next Video: Memory Technologies >> If you’ve ever installed an application or an operating system, you’ll notice there’s a specification that requires you
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Professor Messer’s Network+ Course Notes: Have you watched my CompTIA Network+ videos, but you’d like to have all of the notes available in one place? With these detailed Network+ study guides, you can focus your study efforts and make your study time more efficient! Audio Replay:
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Many of our device connectors are made over copper cables. In this video, you’ll learn about RJ11, RJ45, USB, Lightning, and other copper connector types. << Previous Video: Copper Connectors Next Video: An Overview of Memory >> If you’re working in a large computing environment or you’re working in a data center, you probably have
Many of our device connectors are made over copper cables. In this video, you’ll learn about RJ11, RJ45, USB, Lightning, and other copper connector types. << Previous Video: Adapters and Converters Next Video: Fiber Connectors >> If you’ve connected a traditional analog telephone or you use DSL on your network, you’ve probably used an RJ11
