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IT 104 INTRO TO COMPUTING GMU - HARDWARE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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IT 104 INTRO TO COMPUTING GMU - HARDWARE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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A circuit board that contains all of the computer system's main components.Ie the
CPU and RAM


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Motherboard




(Complex Instruction Set Computer) A general-purpose microprocessor chip
designed to handle a wider array of instructions than a RISC chip. Completes a task in
less lines of program


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CISC

,The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM),
cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the
CPU


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Primary Storage




fetch/read, decode, execute, store


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Machine Cycle




the place where data and instructions leave or enter the CPU from or to cache or
RAM


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Bus Interface Unit (BIU)




In a CPU, special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to
temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed.
CPu goes here if it can't find the info in the internal cache


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, external cache




number of vertical and horizontal pixels


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resolution of a monitor




32/64-bit expansion slot designed by Intel specifically for video that runs at 66 MHz
and yields a throughput of at least 254 Mbps. Later versions (2x, 4x, 8x) give
substantially higher throughput


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AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)




can be used to connect usb compatible device


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USB BUS




requests instructions and data from the cache or RAM and makes sure they are in the
proper order for processing.


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