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Details Title: Lesson 3 Description: Vocab Total Flash Cards: 17 Created: 02/16/2006 11:30:00	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term motherboard Definition the metal and plastic case that houses the main system componets o9f the computer Term (CPU) Central Processing Unit Definition the brain of the computer and also called the microprocesser, the processor, or central processor Term (ASCII) American Standard Code for Information Interchange Definition a standardizled coding system Term Arithmetric/logic unit (ALU) Definition preforms arithmetic computations and logical operations Term Bit Definition a zero or a one Term Byte Definition generally reprensted by 8 bits Term cache memory Definition used to increse the speed of the processingh cycle Term control unit Definition the boss and coordinates all of the CPU's activites Term controller Definition a decive that controls the transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral decive and vice-versa Term Execution cycle (E-cycle)/instruction cycle (I-cycle) Definition a step by step instruction Term Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDID) Definition a code that is mostly used in very large computers Term memory Definition found on the motherboard also thought of as a "short term" or "long term" Term main memory Definition also referred to as RAM or primary memory Term modem Definition a decive that allows one computer to talk to another Term Read-only memory (ROM) Definition another type of memory found on a motherboard and are found thoughout a computer system Term Random access memory (RAM) Definition memory on a motherboard known as short term and data, information, and program instructions are stored temporily on RAM chips Term Universal Serial Bus (USB) Definition a new standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 12 millon bits per second