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