Unit 3 Computing Components

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  1. 4. Does not lose contents when power is removed. Examples include ROM, flash memory, and CMOS
  2. 5. speeds the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions and data
  3. 9. generates regular electronic pulses that set the operating pace of the system unit.
  4. 12. Loses its contents when power is turned off, Example includes RAM
  5. 14. A type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten
  6. 16. Two components of the CPU that work together to perform processing operations.
  7. 19. The main circuit board of the computer
  8. 21. Just as vehicles travel on a highway, bits travel on a _____.
  9. 22. 1 Billion Bytes
  10. 23. The computer automatically can recognize peripheral devices as you install them
  11. 24. The number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time
  12. 25. Also called the central processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer
  13. 26. Refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions.
  14. 27. Electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data
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  1. 1. The binary system uses two unique digits. This represents the on or off states electronically by the presence or absence of an electronic charge. 0 = off, 1=on
  2. 2. The leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips
  3. 3. Another component of the processor, performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations
  4. 6. Central Processing Unit
  5. 7. Contains and protects the electronics of the computer or mobile device from damage.
  6. 8. The component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer
  7. 10. refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access via the Internet.
  8. 11. when 8 bits are grouped together as a unit
  9. 13. Contained by ROM Chips. Permanently written instructions, or information, such as start up instructions.
  10. 15. Converts the wall outlet AC power into DC power (tip: think AC/DC, the band)
  11. 17. a small ceramic or metal component with fins on its surface that absorbs and disperses heat produced by electrical components, such as a processor
  12. 18. A unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory
  13. 19. A single chip with two or more separate processor cores
  14. 20. Small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched