Cis 185 Homework 6

address

A byte's ______ is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

expansion

A(n) ______ bus allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices.

backside

A(n) ______ bus connects the processor to cache.

address

A(n) ______ bus is used to transfer information about where the data should reside in memory.

transistor

A(n) ______ can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuits for electrical charges.

bit

A(n) ______ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.

processing

CPU stands for central ______ unit.

data

DaaS stands for ______ as a service.

0, off

In a binary system, the digit ______ represents that electronic state of ______

circuit

Just as vehicles travel on a highway, bits travel on a(n) ______.

convertible

On a(n) ______ tablet, the case is positioned below a keyboard, attached by a hinge that enables the user to fold the display down over the keyboard.

firmware

ROM chips called ______ contain permanently written instructions, or information, such as start-up instructions.

processor

The ______ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

control unit

The ______ is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer.

ALU

The ______ is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic and comparison operations.

clock

The system ______ generates regular electronic pulses that set the operating pace of the system unit.

L3

Which cache level is on the motherboard and is separate from the processor chip?

MIDI

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

Can execute more than one instruction per clock cycle

Which of the following best defines superscalar, as it pertains to processors?

PaaS

Which of the following cloud services allows developers to create, test, and run solutions on a cloud platform without having to purchase the underlying hardware and software?

SaaS

Which of the following cloud services describes a computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications?

IaaS

Which of the following cloud services uses software to emulate hardware capabilities, such as to increase or decrease bandwidth or storage to meet changing needs?

Decoding

______ refers to the process of translating instructions into signals the computer can execute.

Word

______ size is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time.

system

e motherboard is sometimes called a(n) ______ board.