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Chips
Processors
RAM
Memory
100
The ____ system uses 1s and 0s to represent data.
binary number
100
____ data is represented using an infinite scale of values.
analog
100
Computer programs are written in a high-level programming language; however, the human-readable version of a program is called ____.
source code
100
Along with processor speed, ____ capacity is the most important factor in determining and comparing the power of a computer system.
RAM
100
Digitized images are a series of colored dots, also called ____________________ (picture elements).
pixels
200
Letters, symbols, and numerals are examples of ____ data.
Character
200
The main system board of a computer is called the ____.
motherboard
200
Word size refers to the number of ____ that a processor can manipulate at one time.
bits
200
If an ad specifies that a computer has these specifications: “3 GB 3.0 GHz SDRAM (max. 5 GB),” you know that the speed is ____.
3.0 GHz
200
The DIMMs chip package is long and slim. DIMM stands for ____________________.
Dual inline memory module
300
____ is a type of coding scheme used to represent character data.
ASCII
300
DIMMs, PGAs, and DIPs are all examples of ____.
chip packages
300
The pace for executing instructions is set by the ____.
processor clock
300
A ____ is the smallest unit of time a processor can recognize.
cycle
300
The FSB refers to the circuitry that transports data to and from the processor. FSB stands for ____________________.
front side bus
400
Most computer coding schemes use ____ bit(s) to represent each number, letter, or symbol.
8
400
____ is the world’s largest chipmaker.
Intel
400
Most PC processors use this type of instruction set technology.
CISC
400
A ____ converts all the statements in a program in a single batch, and the resulting collection of instructions is placed in a new file.
compiler
400
A(n) ____________________ converts and executes one statement at a time while a program is running.
interpreter
500
A ____ is one binary digit.
bit
500
Using ____ technology, a processor can begin to execute a second set of steps before it completes the previous instruction.
pipelining
500
In RAM, electronic parts called ____ hold the bits that represent data.
capacitors
500
____ RAM was first developed for the popular Nintendo 64 game system then adapted for use in personal computers in 1999.
RDRAM
500
____________________ is a temporary holding area for data, program instructions, and the operating system.
RAM