ITE 221 Exam 1 Questions and Answers | New One | Grade A+

computer Ans: any device that can accept numeric inputs, perform computational functions, and communicate results1 system architecture Ans: describes the structure, interaction and technology of computer system components instruction Ans: a signal or command to a processor to perform on of its functions processor Ans: a device capable of performing data manipulation and transformation operations mechanical clock Ans: mechanical implementation driven by spring and pendulum; an adding machine general-purpose processor Ans: can execute many different instructions in many different sequences or combinations special-purpose processor Ans: designed to perform only one specific task algorithm Ans: a program in which different sets of instructions are applied to different data input values condition Ans: a comparison or other logical operation that produces a Boolean result what does a computer store? Ans: intermediate processing results, data, and programs four main functions of a computer Ans: processing, storage, internal communication, and external communication CP