Ch 1 Terms
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- 1. Random Access Memory, memory that can be retrieved from or written to anywhere without having to go through all the previous memory
- 4. Operating System, the software that provides common services to other programs, manages hardware and software resources, and provides the most visual representation of the computer
- 5. Each numeral value in the binary system
- 6. Eight Bits
- 8. Logic Board, the standardized printed circuit board that connects the CPU, Main Memory, and peripherals
- 11. The central processing unit
- 12. The physical parts of the computer, including devices such as the monitor, keyboard, speakers, wires, chips, cables, plugs, disks, printers, and mice
- 14. Power Supply Unit, converts AC electricity to the lower voltage DC electricity that is needed to power the computer
- 15. Central Processing Unit, carries out every command or process on the computer and can be thought of as the brain of the computer
- 16. Power On Self Test
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- 2. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- 3. Includes the operating system and the applications. It is usually sorted on the computers hard drive and cannot be physically touched. At the lowest level, it is a series of ones and zeros.
- 5. Basic input/output system
- 7. Hard Disk Drive also known as secondary memory, used for long term storage and is physically changed when files are saved or deleted
- 9. Base 16. Number system that uses 0-9 and A-F
- 10. Base-two, numeral system that uses zero and one
- 11. An Electronic device that process data according to a set of instructions or commands known as a program
- 13. Almost everything on the computer except saved files and the operating system