Question | Answer |
The Machine Cycle consists of | Fetching, Decoding, Executing, and Storing |
Kilohertz | thousand operations per second |
Megahertz | million operations per second |
Gigahertz | billion operations per second |
RAM stands for _______ and is the ____ _____ | Random Access Memory, most common |
Microcode is used to | program PROM chips |
Flash memory is similar to | EEPROM |
video cards are used to | convert computer output into a video signal |
High Speed USB is called | USB 2.0 |
IEEE 1394 is also called a | Firewire Port |
SCSI stands for | Small Computer Serial Interface |
The Word size of a computer is | the number of bits that a processor can interpret and execute at a given time |
Desktop computer | comp designed so the system unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk/table |
computer chip | a small piece of semi-conducting material, usually silicone, on which integrated circuits are etched |
integrated circuits | contain many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current
each contain millions of elements - resistors, capacitors, and transistors |
Multi-core processor (dual-core, quad-core) | is a single chip with 2+ separate processor cores |
registers | [within a processor] small, high speed storage locations |
L1 cache | fastest access, built directly in the processor chip 8KB-12KB |
memory cache | helps speed the processes of the comp b/c it stores frequently used instructions and data |
plug and play | the comp can automatically configure adapter cards and other peripherals as you install them |
PCI Bus (Peripheral component interconnect bus) | a high speed expansion bus that connects higher speed devices |