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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whats an electronic machine that accepts, processes, provides and stores data? | Computer. |
| whats the "brain" of the computer? | microprocessor. |
| what gets software instruction from memory telling it what to do with the data? | fetch. |
| this determines what the instruction means.. | decode. |
| this performs the instruction.. | execute. |
| what is storing of frequently used data in extremely fast RAM that connects directly to the CPU? | catching. |
| _______________ to which all of the other internal components connect? | main circuit board. |
| This is large-capacity storage used to hold information such as programs and documents. | HARD DISK |
| basic software that allows the user to interface with the computer. | OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) |
| the primary interface for the hard drives | integrated drive electronics (IDE) controller |
| everything a computer does is overseen by the ________ | CPU |
| a CPU is a __________ | single chip. |
| The number of times a monitor refreshes the images it displays is measured in ________. | hertz. |
| _____________ are seen more in radio then computing | measurements. |
| Megahertz (MHz)cycles __________ per second. | 1,000,000. |
| Gigahertz (GHz)cylces ___________ per second. | 1,000,000,000 |
| A _______ is the precise size of a single letter, number or symbol. | byte. |
| A one-page, double spaced text document is roughly _______ in size | 20KB |
| _________ is measured computers come with at least 128 MB worth of memory. | memory. |
| Terabyte TB have __________ number of bytes. | 1,099,511,627,776 |
| _________________ keeps computers from overheating since all computer components generate heat. | Fans, heat sinks, and cooling systems |
| Allows a used to enter data into the computer to be processed. | INPUT DEVICES |
| Displays data or information in the form of a hard copy or an image on the screen, or as an electrical signal. | OUTPUT DEVICES |
| contains all the computer components for processing and storing data, and for communicating with the computer’s other parts. | System Unit. |
| Displays information | monitor. |