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Question | Answer |
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What does CPU stand for? | Central Processing Unit |
What is the CPU's job? | Fetch Decode and Execute |
What is the unit that the speed of the computer measured in? | Hertz |
What does RAM stand for? | Random Acceess Memory |
What does ROM stand for? | Read only Memory |
What does RAM store? | Temporary memory |
What does ROM store? | Permanent memory |
What is the main circuit board to which all other internal components are connected? | Motherboard |
What is the Hard Disk? | Large capacity storage used to hold information |
What allows the user to interface with the computer? | Operating System |
what is the IDE? | Integrated Drive Electronics |
What is the AGP? | Accelerated Graphics Card |
what allows the computer to interface with peripherial equipment? | Ports |
What is the CMOS? | Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
What allows the computer to record and play audio by converting analog sounds to digital? | Sound Card |
What translates image data from the computer into a format that can be displayed by the monitor? | Graphics Card |
what handles operartions normally handled by the CPU? | GPU |
What part has a vibrating crystal that sychronizes the components properly? | Real Time Clock |
What are the three parts that control heat? | Fans, Heat sinks, and cooling systems |
What are the three fundamental components? | System Unit, Input Devices, Output Devices |