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Today • November 1

CMOS

CMOS

Stands for "Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor." It is a technology used to produce integrated circuits. CMOS circuits are found in several types of electronic components, including microprocessors, batteries, and digital camera image sensors. ... Read More

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The storage device a computer starts up from is called a ____ disk?

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Boot
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