Flashcards
Computing hardware
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1What does RAM stand for?Random Access Memory.
- 2What does ROM stand for?Read Only Memory.
- 3What does BIOS stand for?Basic Input Output System.
- 4What is a computer system?A computer system applies to any equipment which uses computer technologies.
- 5What is software?Software are programs and apps that run on computer systems and follow a set of instructions to do a task.
- 6What is the fetch - execute sycle?
- 7What is hardware?Hardware is a physical part of a computer that you can touch.
- 8What is the four box model?
- 9What is an input divice?An input device is any device that allows you to put data into a computer system.
- 10What is an output device?An output is a device that is used by a computer to output information.
- 11What is virtual memory?Virtual memory is the memory that is being used when RAM is being fully used.
Virtual memory is on a hard disc drive (HDD) - 12What is cache?Cache is a quick form of memory. It allows quick access to data. Cache is small memory up to 3MB. Cache is volatile as when it shuts down the data is lost.