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- 4. Responsible for starting up application programs, running them, and managing the resources that they need.
- 6. Consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software (programs and data used with the physical computer).
- 8. (Random Access Memory): “Random” means that the memory cells can be accessed in any order and the type of silicon chip used to implement main memory.
- 9. Monitor, printer, speakers; any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human-readable form.
- 11. Programs that people use to get their work done.
- 13. A computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates.
- 14. Contains billions of transistors; responsible for the fundamental computing within the system, and directly or indirectly controls all the other components.
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- 1. (CPU)A particular computer will have a particular type of processor.
- 2. Keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system.
- 3. Consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs.
- 5. (Read Only Memory): Used to make a section of main memory read-only.
- 7. Closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed, holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with.
- 10. Components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer.
- 12. Connected to main memory, stored data are easily changed, but changes are slow compared to main memory, and used for long-term storage of programs and data.