System Software
User Interface
The Box
The Motherboard
Memory
100
Programs essential to efficient functioning of computer hardware.
What is system software?
100
programs including Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Illustrator
What is application software?
100
the technical name for the box where all the computer components are housed
What is the system unit?
100
RAM, cashe, and ROM memory, CPU, expansion slots and cards, and buses.
What is components of the motherboard?
100
8 bits
What is a byte
200
Directs computer hardware, application programs, and user.
What is the operating system?
200
running two or more application programs at a time
What is multitasking
200
hard disc drive, power supply, floppy disk drive, and motherboard
What is inside the box?
200
printed circuit board with connectors
What is the motherboard constructed of?
200
memory that must have a power source or it will be lost once the power goes off.
What is volatile memory?
300
Can only run one application program at a time which must be closed to start another.
What is singletasking operating system?
300
examples include icons, mouse, Mac, and Windows.
What is Graphical User Interface?
300
the first thing to consider before buying a computer and its components to ensure that it runs well.
What is power supply?
300
memory that speeds your computer up more by using more of it rather than separately.
What is RAM?
400
managing programs, memory, dealing with I/O devices and interacting with the user.
What are duties of the OS?
400
gaining access with ID's and pass words, launching applications, and shutting down the machine.
What what are user interface functions?
400
memory, CPU, expansion slots and cards, and buses.
What is motherboard components?
400
the heart of the computer located on the motherboard.
What is the CPU
400
special high speed memory used to store information needed immediately that the CPU cannot keep up with.
What is Cache?
500
Uses part of the disc as an extension of RAM.
What is virtual memory?
500
specific key words and lots of typing with specific syntax in a line.
What is a command line?
500
the component that takes one of the largest amounts of power.
What is the video card?
500
part of the motherboard that determines how fast the computer is through instructions.
What is the micro processing unit?
500
location of cache in the hierarchy of memory based on size out of cache memory, the CPU, and RAM.
What is the middle?
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