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IMA: Chp.1 Terms
RA: Full Sail
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Undergraduate 1
02/02/2007

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Supercomputer, how does it differ from a mainframe?
Definition
large machine: can perform and extremely high number of instructions per second: does not support simutaneous, multi-user manipulation.
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Mainframe
Definition
large computer: capable of supporting 100s of users simutaneously
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Minicomputer
Definition
machine capable of supporting 100s of users at the same time (integrated with transistors)
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Microcomputer
Definition
"dummy" for mainframe computer, offers observation and accessibility
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Personal Computer
Definition
self contained computing device offering all neccessary input, output, and display device utilities to a singe end-user
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Workstation
Definition
Powerful, single-user computer.
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Computer
Definition
a programable device able to store and respond to a set of instructions for processing data
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binary numbers
Definition
"switches" 01010010
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Bit
Definition
One "binary digit"
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Byte
Definition
Quantity of eight binary digits.
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Program
Definition
Set of instructions for processing data
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Nibble
Definition
Four binary digits
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Word
Definition
used to define longer strings of bits: 2 bytes = 16-bit ________.
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ASCII
Definition
code based on english characters where every letter is assigned a corresponding number (0-27)
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Serial Connection
Definition
uses a single wire to transmit data individually by bit
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parallel connection
Definition
enlists multiple wires, enabling the transmission of more than one bit at a given time
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Motherboard
Definition
the main circuit board of a PC
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CPU
Definition
"brain" of computer, interprets and exectutes the instructions of a command or program
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Clock Speed
Definition
the rate in which a CPU can execute the instructions in receives.
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chipset
Definition
a group of integrated circuits on the motherboard that performs one or more functions
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ROM
Definition
memory containing pre-recorded data
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RAM
Definition
computer memory that can be accessed randomly as necissary.
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Expansion card
Definition
printed circuit board, can be inserted into a computer to contribute additional utility
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ISA, how many bits?
Definition
older standard occupied a black slot connector on the motherboard, tied to 16-bit structues
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PCI, # of bits?
Definition
card: interfaces through a white slot on the mother board, 32bits.
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Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP)
Definition
cards designed to bypass PCI bus and attain direct access to the main memory of the computer
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Application
Definition
environment supported by the underlying operation system of the computer
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File; Filename
Definition
Collection of data or information generated within an application, saved under a ________.
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Bus
Definition
A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from various locations within a computer.
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Width
Definition
the size of a bus is measured in a _______.
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