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PS: FE 7
PS: FE7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| collection of programs that contains instruction for displaying words and images, saving info, and detecting the users keyboard | operating system |
| declination of Earth's magnetic field is 0 degrees | agonic line |
| versatile computer-directed machine that is programmed to do different tasks without human intervention | robot |
| vacuum tube that has 3 electrodes | triode |
| 2 main types of software are | system software and application software |
| branch of electricity dealing with the behavior and motion of electrons in a vacuum | electronics |
| computer designed to perform very few functions | special-purpose computer |
| memory of a computer where only temporary storage is found | RAM |
| common coding system that requires 1 byte per character | ASCII |
| program stored in a form that the CPU can understand is in __?__ language | machine language |
| device that uses p-n junction to allow current flow | diode |
| actual physicla components of a computer | hardware |
| raw materials are coated onto a wafer made of __?__ for circuits | silicon |