Lesson 1-2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
100
A programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data.
What is a computer?
100
Performs the math in the computer?
What is the arithmetic/logic unit? (ALU)
100
Enables a computer to perform certain tasks and gives the computer versatility
What is software?
100
High speed memory inside the computer most likely to be immediately needed.
What is cache?
100
ibuypower.com
What is the computer configuration website used in lesson 6?
200
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
Who started apple?
200
Stores program running and data on which the program operates
What is memory?
200
Essential to efficient functioning of computer hardware
What is system software?
200
Circular components of a disk
What is a track?
200
Fastest wireless available at this time
What is wireless n?
300
100 pixels per inch
What is the most a picture can be displayed in on a computer screen?
300
1. Instruction fetch 2. Instruction Decode 3. Data fetch / operand fetch 4. Instruction execution 5. Result return / store
What is the fetch/execute cycle?
300
helps users carry out specific tasks
What is application software?
300
Known as "the box"
What is the system unit?
300
Measured in hertz
What is speed?
400
States that processor speeds, or overall processing power for computers will double every two years.
What is Moore's Law?
400
Connects computers to input/output ports
What are peripherals?
400
Allows programmers to write english-like instructions
What are programming languages?
400
8 bits equals..
What is 1 byte?
400
Measured in bytes
What is size?
500
The number of waves per second
What is the frequency ?
500
Determines the rate of the fetch/execute cycle
What is the computer clock?
500
When more than one CPU is running at the same time
What is multiprocessing?
500
The required time it takes to retrieve data
What is access time?
500
L1, L2, & L3
What are the different cache sizes?
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