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Glossary (cont.)
LED: An abbreviation for “light emitting diode,” it’s an elec-
tronic device that lights up when electricity passes through
it. LEDs are good for displaying images because they can
be relatively small, and they do not burn out. However, they
require more power than LCDs.
Micro SD Card: Micro SD cards, also known as TransFlash,
are smaller versions of SD memory cards. As electronic
devices are becoming smaller, Micro SD cards are becoming
more and more common in the marketplace. Currently, the
highest capacity of micro SD card is 32GB.
Root Directory: A root directory is the first directory on a drive
or disk. For example, when connecting a removable drive to a
Glossary (cont.)
Windows computer, it will be assigned a drive letter (ex. C:, D:, E:).
When opening that drive, the first window listing the contents of
the drive is the root directory.
USB Port: A USB port is a standard cable connection interface on
personal computers and consumer electronics. USB ports allow
stand-alone electronic devices to be connected via cables to a
computer. USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice,
keyboards, PDAs, gamepads and joysticks, scanners, digital cam-
eras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, and external
hard drives.
Webcam: A webcam is a camera that sends a video feed directly
to a computer or computer network.