Computer Fluency Mid-Term

buses

Data flows between different parts of the computer via _____ .

Command + Shift + 3

Screenshot

ASCII

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

speech rhythms, voice pitch, voice frequency

Speech recognition software uses which of the following characteristics?

MHz

The abbreviation for megahertz is ___ .

word size

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

HDMI

allows for the transmission of high-definition audio and video signals

storage device

external hard drive

Register

extremely small amount of memory (measured in bits) located throughout the processor

Command + F

find (in most apps)

RAM

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

L1 cache

memory located directly on the processor itself

input device

mouse

Cache

relatively small amount of memory (measured in kilobytes or megabytes)

Command + S

save

Command + A

select all

output device

speaker