Software
Stores running programs and other types of data on computers.
Memory
The name given to a basic binary unit.
Bit
Basic operations that are needed for the function of a computer but not built directly into the hardware.
Operating System
A programable electronic devise that can store, retrieve, and process data.
Computer
Part of the computer that holds the Memory and CPU.
Motherboard
Performs the math on a computer.
Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU)
The two patterns that make up the binary system.
0 and 1
Doing more than 1 thing in a single program.
Multithreading
The very first type of computer.
Calculator
The amount of memory that your computer can store away.
Storage Capacity
A five step process that summarizes how computers run.
Fetch/Execute cycle
A sequence of numbers used to simplify sequences of bits.
Hexidecimal
The most widespread of all Operating Systems.
Microsoft Windows
The number of generations that computers have gone through.
Five
Main high speed memory that holds data and instructions.
RAM
A computer can only perform about 100 different kinds of these.
Instructions
Taking measurements at regular intervals when digitizing sound.
Sampling
When more than 1 CPU is running at 1 time.
Multiprocessing
The generation in which the internet was first used.
Fourth generation.
Controls all other parts of the computer.
Control Unit.
The language that computers read to carry out instructions.
Binary
Changing a representation to use fewer bits to store information.
Compression
A user interface that uses icons and a mouse.
Graphical user interface(GUI)
The observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years
Moore's Law
Circuits that carry data from one area to another.
Busses