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Description
Flashcards by Hermione Compton7073, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hermione Compton7073
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| What is the CPU made of? | |
| What is the purpose of a CPU? | The purpose of the CPU is to process data. It is where all the searching, sorting, calculating and decision making takes place in the computer. |
| A standard process describes the steps needed for processing to take place. | Fetch Decode Execute |
| What is a bit? | Binary number 1 or 0. |
| What is this? | And |
| What is this? | OR |
| What is this? | Not |
| Two types of memory | RAM ROM |
| Non-volatile | Data not erased when Computer turned off - ROM |
| Volatile | Data disappears when computer gets turned off - RAM |
| Input devices | Keyboard Mouse Microphone Touch Screen |
| Output devices | Monitor Printer Speaker Lights |
| Storage devices | Hard Disk Magnetic Tape CD DVD Flash Memory |
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