CS Theory for Beginners

4. monitors users' previous keystrokes
8. known as the spine of a computer, has a circuit board and all the other components plug into it
11. frequency at which the clock generator of a processor can generate pulses
13. is owned by Elon Musk
15. Built a compiler which converts english-like programing languages into machine language
17. branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical systems
19. the ALU does the decision making and the ___.
20. a specific type of malware that self-replicates by inserting its code into other programs
21. all 256 characters are assigned numbers, the name of the code given to them is called the ___.

1. first to explain how a modern computer could work (in the 1930’s)
2. the ROM/BIOS chip is soldered to the motherboard and holds the start up ___.
3. applications are the games, tools and ___ that humans use.
5. commonly used to measure computer processing speed, equivalent to 1 million hertz
6. disables victim's access to data until it is paid
7. a single one or a zero
9. in the fetch phase, the control unit gets an instruction from a memory ___.
10. mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
12. the control unit tells ___ what to do.
14. A ___ name refers to your website address.
16. breaks data into two parts, the instructions and numbers
18. use flash-based memory, which is much faster than a traditional mechanical hard disk