Digital Media

4. system uses two unique digits (0 and 1)
7. is a socket on a desktop or server motherboard that can hold an adapter card
8. also called the central processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer
9. controls the timing of all computer operations
12. Loses its contents when power is turned off
15. speeds the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions and data
16. refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions
17. enhances functions of a component of a desktop or server system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals
20. it contains and protects the electronics of the computer or mobile device from damage

1. signals are in one of two states: on or off
2. can be erased electronically and rewritten
3. is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores
5. signals are continuous and vary in strength and quality
6. is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer
10. one of The leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips
11. RAM chips usually reside on
13. consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data
14. contains integrated circuits
15. is the main circuit board of the computer
18. is the amount of time it takes the processor to read from memory
19. The pace of the system clock