CMP 101 Midterm EXAM PREP WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
communications - =high speed movement of data or information
what improves hard drive performance? - =disk cache, located on the circuit board within the
hard drive case
control unit - =switches from one stage to the next and performs the action of that stage
what does the control unit do? (4) - =fetch, decode, execute, and store
motherboard - =circuit board that connects the CPU to the other system components
the motherboard contains? - =system clock and microprocessor
system clock - =generates pulses to synchronize the computer's activities
microprocessor - =the cpu
ALU - =responsible for performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
ethical principles - =a. defines the standards that promote trust, fairness, good behavior, and
kindness.
b. are used as justification for considering an act or a rule to be morally right or wrong.
c. are tools which are used to think through difficult situations.
COMPLETE SOLUTION
communications - =high speed movement of data or information
what improves hard drive performance? - =disk cache, located on the circuit board within the
hard drive case
control unit - =switches from one stage to the next and performs the action of that stage
what does the control unit do? (4) - =fetch, decode, execute, and store
motherboard - =circuit board that connects the CPU to the other system components
the motherboard contains? - =system clock and microprocessor
system clock - =generates pulses to synchronize the computer's activities
microprocessor - =the cpu
ALU - =responsible for performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
ethical principles - =a. defines the standards that promote trust, fairness, good behavior, and
kindness.
b. are used as justification for considering an act or a rule to be morally right or wrong.
c. are tools which are used to think through difficult situations.
