Hardwire

resolution characteristics

# of pixels in a display, quality of the image.

Gigabyte

1 billion bytes

Megabyte

1 million bytes

Terabyte

1 trillion bytes

Petabyte

1,000 terabytes

Kilobyte

1000 bytes

Exabyte

1000 petabytes(1 million tb)

single core processor

A processor composed of one control unit and one ALU is called

thumbdrives(usb or flash drives)

Because they are inexpensive and reliable _____ have become extremely popular storage devices.

Bits

Bus width is measured in these

bits

Bus width is measured in these

cpu

Central Processing Unit

MIDI port

Connecting digital musical devices to computers is accomplished by using

slower(because it has to travel more buses)

Data from the hard drive can reach cpu ____ than data from the RAM

system unit

Desktop computers are stationary devices that consist of a seperate case called

ROM

Digital device manufactures include separate chips of storage(non-volatile) that contain instructions that are not designed to be rewritten or removed. An example of these insturctions include the basic input-output system (Bios). This type of storage is separate from the hard drive and is referred as

AMD

Founded in 1969 this company's tech is featured inside every major next gen gaming console

Nvidia

Founded in 1993 produces popular mobile device processors

cache

In addition to the RAM, modern processors temporarily keep frequently accessed data in a

cache

Memory and _____ hold data used by processors

False

Memory such as ram, stores information after a computer has shut down

electronic(solid state)

Memory, such as RAM or cache is ____ and has no moving parts

billions

Modern personal computers have clock speeds measured in _____ of operations each second

Not a feature of a tablet

Most allow you to upgrade ram

2-4 GHz

Personal computer CPU clock speeds range between

ram

Random Access Memory; temporary memory. is expandable, and resides on the motherboard.

Overclocking

Running the processor faster than recommended by the manufacturer

ASCII

Some computers use _____ an 8-bit coding scheme to represent characters in a binary format

Resolution

The ____ of monitors and other display devices is measured in pixels.

embedded

The computer that can be found in smaller technology like a smart watch or thermastat is called

lightning

The connector developed for apple devices

word size

The maximum number of bits per instruction that a CPU can process during 1 machine cycle is called

Blu ray

can store up to 50 gb per side

cd

can store up to 700 mb

dvd

can store up to 8.5 gb

primary colors

colors that are used to create pixels in most output devices

register

extremely small piece of memory (size is measured in bits) increased throughout the processor

Intel

founded in 1968, this is the world's largest manufacturer of processors

capacity

hard drive ____ is the amount of storage you have available to save data and information

4 basic functions of a computer

input, processing, output, storage

decode (2)

instructions are converted into something the computer can understand

Rom

is actually storage since it retains data and information when the power has been turned off.

RAM

largest memory in a computer connected to the processor via the front side bus

Rw

means rewriteable, the disc can be written over multiple times

dot pitch

measured by the distance between pixels

L3 cache

memory located next to the processor

L1 cache

memory located on the processor itself

disk cache

memory used to increase a hard drive's efficiently

Common types of servers

network,web, file

Traditional Hard Drives

read/write head, stores data magnetically, platter

SSD

really fast, no moving parts, electronic

clock speed(clock rate)

speed at which the processor performs the operations required to run a digital device and instructions executed by the digital device.

native

the maximum number of pixels (resolution) in a monitor is called ______ resolution

execute(3)

the processor completes the instruction

store(4)

the results are placed in memory before the next instruction is excuted

Boot Process

turn on,execute self test, os is loaded, os checks the registry

file server

used for data storage

bus

A channel over which information flows inside a digital device is called

Unicode

A coding scheme capable of representing the languages of the world ______ 16 bits to represent information

Server

A computer system in a network that is shared by multiple users is called

storage device

A hardware component that keeps data and information when the device is not power is called a

mainframe

A large, expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.

Bluetooth

A short-range wireless transmission protocol is known as

optical drive

A type of computer drive that writes and reads data using lasers is called

L2 cache

A type of memory cache that is slightly slower than L1 cache, but has a much larger capacity, ranging from 64 KB to 16 MB.

downward compatibility

Also called backwards compatibility; refers to how an older version of an application can still work on a newer version .

Firewire

Apple® Computer's high-speed data transfer. Frequently used to import video to a computer.

fragmented

As you your hard drive new files will be deleted and added. This can create a slower,_____ hard drive

write

The rotating disc in an optical drive is read with a laser beam within the optical drive's read/_____ head

connector

The specialized end of a cord, plug, or expansion card that connects into a port is called a

Gigahertz

The speed of most modern processors is measured in

burning

The term used to describe writing (storing) data on a dvd is

ALU and control unit

The two main components of a processor are the

Bus width

Two factors that impact a processor's speed are clock speed and

Hertz

What is equal to one cycle per second?

not saved

When a computer is shut down, the information in the memory (the RAM, the caches, the registers) is

web, network, file

Which of the following are common types of servers?

802.11 protocol

Wifi uses ____ 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz radio waves

bit

a 0 is off and 1 is on

server

a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

gpu

a computer within your computer that creates images.

Hyperthreading

a multicore processor has the ability to execute two or more sets of instructions at the same time called

memory cache

a relatively small area of memory (measured in kilobytes or megabytes) quickly accessible by a processor

protocol

a set of rules for communication between devices that determines how data is transmitted and received is called

computer port

a small plug in which allows an additional (or peripheral) external devices can be connected to the computer.(where you connect the cables to the computer)

Plug and Play

a technology that enables the OS to detect and configure peripherals without downloading software or drivers

thunderbolt

a type of firewire port. (found with apple products)

processor

all computations and activities in a digital device are conducted by the

fetch(1)

an instruction is obtained from memory

VGA Cable

used to connect the monitor to a back I/O panel

web server

used to control access to resources on the web

network server

used to control access to resources such as printers and applications on a network

true

www. crucial.com can be used to assess the RAM in my computer