Flashcards
computer hardware
Cards in this deck (30)
- 1HDD is an example of what storage?Magnetic
- 2what does RAM mean?Random Access Memory
- 3what does CPU pass through?Cache
- 4what does BIOS stand for?basic input output systems
- 5Name a type of Optical mediaCD, DVD
- 6what phrase is used to remember the order of storage units?Big naughty boys kicked my granny twice
- 7what comes in-between input and output in the four box model?process and storage
- 8what secondary storage does Google drive belong in?Cloud
- 9draw a fetch execute cycle
- 10what does CPU stand for?Central processing unit
- 11what is the largest unit of storage and what is the smallest?Largest= terabyte
Smallest=bit - 12why will RAM effect virtual memory?as if it is being fully used it will slow down the computer
- 13Name an output device that gives out soundSpeaker
- 14what is a mobile phones storage device?storage=SD card
- 15what does ROM stand for?Read only memory
- 16a byte is equivalent to how many bits?8
- 17what does CPU do?it processes data, the computer can't work without it, it processes data by fetching and executing instructions from RAM
- 18what does cache memory sit between?CPU and Main memory
- 19what does quad core mean?there is four of them
- 20what is the other secondary storage to optical media, cloud and flash memory?Hard disk drive
- 21what unit of storage comes between nibble and kilobyte?Byte
- 22what does SSD stand for?Solid state drive
- 23what does HDD stand for?Hard disc drive
- 24Does Cache speed things up or slows them down?Speeds things up
- 25which out of ROM and RAM is the main memory?RAM
- 26why is flash memory good for someone who does work at home and in an office?it is small and portable and can hold a lot of data
- 27how many transistors does static RAM have?6 to 8
- 28name an embedded system that you clean your clothes withWashing machine
- 29is SSD robust and light or heavy and weak?Robust and light
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