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Question | Answer |
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adapter card | A small circuit board inserted in an expansion slot and used to communicate between the system bus and a peripheral device. |
binary number system | The number system used by computers |
BIOS (basic input/output system) | Firmware that can control much of a computer's input/output functions |
BIOS setup bit | The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM |
bus | The paths, or lines, on the motherboard on which data, instructions, and electrical power move from component to component. |
byte | A collection of eight bits that can represent a single character. |
cards | Adapter boards or interface cards placed into expansion slots to expand the functions of a computer, allowing it to communicate with external devices such as monitors or speakers. |
central processing unit (CPU) | Also called a microprocessor or processor. The heart and brain of the computer, which receives data input, processes information, and executes instructions. |
chipset | A group of chips on the motherboard that controls the timing and flow of data and instructions to and from the CPU. |
clock speed | The speed, or frequency, expressed in MHz |
CMOS (complementary metaloxide semiconductor) | The technology used to manufacture microchips |
CMOS RAM | Memory contained on the CMOS configuration chip |
CMOS setup | The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM. Also called BIOS setup. |
data bus | The lines on the system bus that the CPU uses to send and receive data. |
data path size | The number of lines on a bus that can hold data |
DIMM (dual inline memory module) | A miniature circuit board installed on a motherboard to hold memory. |