key terms: 2.3

4. a type of filter that allows certain polarized light waves to pass though
5. a short-distance wireless technology used to interconnect a multitude of different devices
6. the circular path on an HDD where data to be transferred from one component to another
8. wireless networking technology providing wireless network access to computers
9. the mechanism that holds the platter of an HDD in place
11. a component that can store an electrical charge

1. the register stores information acquired from the arithmetic logic unit
2. the physical or logical unit which can independently process all computational functions
3. the amount of space occupied by an object
7. small bits of data found within the CPU
10. the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data
12. industry standard form factor for desktop computers