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the metal and plastic case that houses the main system componets o9f the computer
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| (CPU) Central Processing Unit |
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the brain of the computer
and also called the microprocesser, the processor, or central processor
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| (ASCII) American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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a standardizled coding system
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| Arithmetric/logic unit (ALU) |
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preforms arithmetic computations and logical operations
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generally reprensted by 8 bits
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used to increse the speed of the processingh cycle
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the boss and coordinates all of the CPU's activites
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a decive that controls the transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral decive and vice-versa
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| Execution cycle (E-cycle)/instruction cycle (I-cycle) |
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a step by step instruction
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| Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDID) |
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a code that is mostly used in very large computers
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found on the motherboard
also thought of as a "short term" or "long term"
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also referred to as RAM or primary memory
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a decive that allows one computer to talk to another
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another type of memory found on a motherboard and are found thoughout a computer system
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| Random access memory (RAM) |
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memory on a motherboard known as short term and data, information, and program instructions are stored temporily on RAM chips
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| Universal Serial Bus (USB) |
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a new standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 12 millon bits per second
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