Chapter 1
Across
- 1. The 800MHz refers to the speed of the system
- 5. a gap exists between the physical components and high-level language such as Java
- 7. 1 sextillion (prefixes)
- 8. Concerns itself with the interoperability of telecommunications systems, including data communications and telephony.
- 9. pico (prefixes)
- 11. is a program written in a low-level language that is implemented by the hardware.
- 13. control units consist of hardware that directly executes machine instructions.
- 15. Level 1 of the abstract levels of modern computing systems.
- 17. establishes standards for computer components, data representation, and signalling protocols, among many other things.
- 19. a type of non-permanent memory that can be accessed faster than RAM
- 20. allow movement of data to and from devices external to the computer.
Down
- 2. much faster than conventional (nonsyncronous)memory
- 3. Exa (prefixes)
- 4. other name for clock frequencies which is measured in cycle per second
- 6. 1 quadrillionth (prefixes)
- 10. The Third Generation of Computing.
- 12. Level 2 of the abstract levels of modern computing systems.
- 14. influential in formulating standards for computer hardware and software, including their methods of manufacture.
- 16. an interface between all the software that runs on the machine and the hardware that executes.
- 18. Level 6 of the abstract levels of modern computing systems.