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Operating systems
Computer History
Hardware
100

Stores running programs and other types of data on computers.

What is memory

100
The name given to a basic binary unit.
What is a bit
100

Basic operations that are needed for the function of a computer but not built directly into the hardware.

What is an Operating System

100

A programable electronic devise that can store, retrieve, and process data.

What is a computer

100

Part of the computer that holds the Memory and CPU.

What is Motherboard

200
Performs the math on a computer.
What is the Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU)
200

The two patterns that make up the binary system.

What is 0 and 1

200
Doing more than 1 thing in a single program.
What is Multithreading
200
The very first type of computer.
What is a calculator
200
The amount of memory that your computer can store away.
What is Storage Capacity
300
A five step process that summarizes how computers run.
What is the Fetch/Execute cycle
300
A sequence of numbers used to simplify sequences of bits.
What is Hexidecimal
300

The most widespread of all Operating Systems.

What is Microsoft Windows

300
The number of generations that computers have gone through.
What is Five
300
Main high speed memory that holds data and instructions.
What is RAM
400
A computer can only perform about 100 different kinds of these.
What is instructions
400
Taking measurements at regular intervals when digitizing sound.
What is Sampling
400

When more than 1 CPU is running at 1 time.

What is Multiprocessing

400

The generation in which the internet was first used.

What is the fourth generation.

400
Controls all other parts of the computer.
What is Control Unit.
500

The language that computers read to carry out instructions.

What is Binary

500
Changing a representation to use fewer bits to store information.
What is Compression
500
A user interface that uses icons and a mouse.
What is Graphical (GUI)
500
The observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years
What is Moore's Law
500
Circuits that carry data from one area to another.
What is Busses