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Chapter 7 Definitions
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- 1HardwareElectrical circuits that a computer is assembled from.
Platform on which the software executes - 2Main memoryMemory that is directly addressable by the processor
- 3Memory locationaddressable area of main memory
- 4EEPROMElectrically erasable programmable read only memory; contents can be altered, writes 100x slower than reading. E.g. USB
- 5Computer BusSet of parallel wires connecting components of a computer system
- 6Data busBidirectional; Transports data between components of 3 box model.
- 7Address busUnidirectional; to address memory and I/O locations
- 8Control BusBidirectional; Used to transport control signals between components of 3-box model.
- 9RegisterVery fast memory location inside processor or I/O controller
- 10PeripheralA computer device that is not part of the CPU. Can be external or internal.
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- A Levels Computing (Chapter 7) FlashCards sobre Chapter 7 Definitions, criado por christian525 em 13-04-2014.
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