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a part on the motherboard memory
what is the hard disk? this is a large capacity storage used to hold info such as programs and documents
what do platters do? they spin to record and read data
what is absolutely vital to the operation of a computer? power supply
were is the power supply located in a computer? metal box usually found in the corner of the case
what is important about the operating system • the first thing loaded onto the computer-without it a computer is useless
what are three things that the CPU's responible for. fetch, decode, execute
what are four things that a computer does? porvides, accepts, processes, stores.
name a measurement? byte
another thing on the motherboard. CPU
what is the graphic card? translates image data from the computer into a format that can be displayed by the monitor.
what is GPU? graphics processing unit
what is a port? an interface that allows a computer to communicate with peripheral equipment
wha do the Fans heat sinks, and cooling systems do for the computer? keeps computers from overheating since all computers components generate heat.
what is the Complementary metal? oxide semiconductor the CMOS and CMOS battery allow a computer to store info even when the computer powers down
whats the sound card? used to record and play audio by converting analog sounds to digital
what is flash memory? Solid state storage device
whats virtual memory Space on a hard disk used to temporarily store data and swap it in and out of RAM as needed
what is caching? Storing of frequently used data in extremely fast RAM that connects directly to the CPU
name three memorys flash, virtual, caching
what is the CRT? A heated filament is in a vacuum created inside a glass tube
what is the LCD? • Made up of two crystal pieces of polarized glass that contains liquid crystal material between the
how many bits contain a byte? eight
what does ASCII stand for? American standard code of info interchange
computers contian (blank) million of transistors? millions
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