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sophisticated fitness bands and watches.

flash ROM ROM technology that can be electrically reprogrammed while

still in the PC. Overwhelmingly the most common storage medium of BIOS

in computers today, as it can be upgraded without a need to open the

computer on most systems.

flatbed scanner Most popular form of consumer scanner; runs a bright light

along the length of the tray to capture an image.

FlexATX Motherboard form factor. Motherboards built in accordance with

the FlexATX form factor are very small (much smaller than microATX

motherboards).

folder permission Specifies what degree of access the system should grant

a user or group to a particular folder.

force stop Terminate an Android app and all associated background

processes. More extreme than simply closing the app, which may leave

background processes running.

form factor Standard for the physical organization of motherboard

components and motherboard size. Most common form factors are ATX,

microATX, and Mini-ITX.

format Command-line tool used to format a storage device.

formatting The process of preparing a partition to store files by creating a

file system to organize the blocks and creating a root directory.

FPU (floating point unit) Formal term for math coprocessor (also called a

numeric processor) circuitry inside a CPU. A math coprocessor calculates by

using a floating point numerical system (which allows for decimals). Before

the Intel 80486, FPUs were separate chips from the CPU.

fragmentation Occurs when files and directories get jumbled on a fixed

disk and are no longer contiguous. Can significantly slow down hard drive

access times and can be repaired by using the defrag utility included with

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