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lesson 3
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Computer Science
8th Grade
02/21/2006

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AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE(ASCII)
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THE MOST POPULAR SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION
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ARITHMETIC/LOGIC UNIT(ALU)
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PERFORMS ARITHMETIC COMPUTATIONS AND LOGICAL OPERATIONS
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BIT
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IS A ZERO OR ONE
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BYTE
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ANOTHER WORD FOR CHARATER;GENERALLY REPRESENTED BY 8 BITS
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CACHE MEMORY
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USED TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF PROCESSING CYCLE
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CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
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ALSO KNOWN AS THE MICROPROCESSOR;THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER
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CONTROL UNIT
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THAT PART OF THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT THAT CORRDINATES ALL CPU ACTIVITES
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CONTROLLER
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A DECIVE THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSFER OF DATA FROM THE COMUTER TO A PERIPHERAL DECIEVE AND VICE-VERSA
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EXECUTION CYCLE
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IS A STEP BY STEP PROCESS
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EXTENDED BINARY CODED DECIMAL INTERCHARGE
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THIS CODE IS MOSTLY USED IN VERY LARGE COMPUTERS
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INSTUCTION CYCLE
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IS THE AMOUNT OF THE TIME IT TAKES TO RETRIEVE THE INSTRUCTION AND COMPLETE THE COMMAND
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MAIN MEMORY
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ALSO REFFERED TO AS RAM OR PRIMARY MEMORY
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MEMORY
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FOUND ON THE MOTHERBOARD ALSO THOUGHT OF AS A "SHORTTERM" OR "LONGTERM"
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MODEM
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A SEVICE THAT ALLOWS ONE COMPUTER TO TALK TO ANOTHER
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MOTHERBOARD
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THE METAL AND PLASTIC CASE THAT HOUSES THE MAIN SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE COMPUTER
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RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY(RAM)
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MEMORY ON A MOTHERBOARD KNOWN AS SHORT TERM AND DATD,INFORMATION AND PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS ARE STORED TEMPORILY ON RAM CHIPS
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READ ONLY MEMORY(ROM)
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PERMANENT COMPUTER STORAGE;INSTRUCTIONS ARE BURNED ONTO CHIPS BY THE MANUFACTURER
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