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This term is data entered into a computer/device from a wide variety of options such as a keyboard, touchscreen, microphone or camera?
Input (1-2)
Those who interact with a computer/mobile device In order to utilize its data?
User (1-2)
This device is a personal computer designed to be in a permanent location, where all of its components fit on or under a desk or table. Also known as a desktop computer?
Desktop (1-2)
What is the case on a desktop that contains and protects the motherboard and other important components?
System Unit (6-1)
This small component acts as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges. This is known as?
Transistor (6-1)
What are small pieces of semiconducting material on which integrated circuits are etched?
Chip (6-1)
This contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current. This is known as?
Integrated Circuit (6-1)
This term refers to a chip with two or more separate processor cores. It would be known as?
Multi-Core Processor (6-2)
How many transistors are usually in a computer chip?
Millions or billions
What is the component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?
Processor (6-2)
This is used to refer to a personal computer's processor. This is known as?
Microprocessor (6-2)
This is a component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer. What is the name of this component?
Control Unit (6-2)
This is another component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations. It is known as?
Arithmetic Logic Unit (6-2)
How many operations make up a Machine Cycle?
Four basic operations (6-2)
This is the process of obtaining a program or an application instruction or data item from memory. It is known as?
Fetching (6-2)
This refers to the process of translating the instruction into signals the computer can execute. This term is?
Decoding (6-2)
This is the process of carrying out the commands is known as?
Executing (6-2)
This refers to writing the result to memory (not to a storage medium). This term is known as?
Storing (6-2)
This is a small, high-speed storage location that temporarily holds data and instructions in a processor. It is known as?
Register (6-2)
This small quartz crystal circuit controls the timing of all computer operations. It is known as?
System Clock (6-2)
This is the pace of the system clock and is measured by the number of ticks per second. This term is?
Clock Speed (6-2 )
One cycle per second is known as?
Hertz (6-2)
This is a small ceramic or metal component with fins on its surface that absorbs and disperses heat produced by electrical components. It is known as?
Heat Sink (6-2)
This type of cooling uses a continuous flow of fluid(s) that transfers heated fluid away from the processor to a radiator-type grill, which cools the liquid, and then returns the cooled fluid to the processor?
Liquid Cooling Technology (6-2)
This is used to describe a computing environment in which everyday objects, or things, are connected to the Internet. What is this term?
Internet of Things (6-2)