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