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1.1 Hardware and Communication Flashcards

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1
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HTTP

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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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FTP

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File transfer Protocol

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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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IMAP

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Internet Message Access Protocol

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DHCP

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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TCP

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Transmission Control Protocol

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UDP

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User Datagram Protocol

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IP Address

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Internet Protocol Address

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Internet

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A network of networks that uses the internet protocols TCP/IP to link devices together

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Handshaking

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The agreement of protocols two devices will use to communicate, takes place through the transfer of a single byte of data

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Protocols

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The set of rules that govern how devices communicate, it is not possible for two devices to communicate without having the same protocols

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Protocol stacks

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When a packet is sent, there are many tasks that need to be completed before the packet arrives on time and whole. e.g. TCP/IP

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TCP/IP stack

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Is the stack used in most modern network transmissions.

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What are the seven layers of TCP/IP stacks?

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Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data link, Physical

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Give an example of something found on the Application layer?

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HTTP or HTTPS or FTP

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Give an example of something found on the Presentation layer?

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ASCII or Encryption or PNG or MIDI

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What happens in the Session layer?

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Handshaking, e.g. Syn/Ack

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Give an example of something found on the Transport layer?

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UDP or TCP

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What is found on the Network layer?

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IP or routers

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What is found on the Data link layer?

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MAC or switches

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What is found on the physical layer?

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Cables

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What does CPU stand for?

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Central Processing Unit

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What does the CPU do?

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Carries out all mathematical and logical operations necessary to execute any given instruction.

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ALU

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Arithmetic Logic Unit

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CU

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Control Unit

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Name the five different registers?

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Program counter
Memory address register
Memory data register
Current instruction register
Accumulator

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What does the ALU do?

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The ALU is responsible for completing all calculation and logical operations.

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What does the CU do?

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Manages the execution of machine code by sending signals to the rest of the computer. It synchronises instruction by using the processors internal clock.

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What does the Program Counter do?

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The program counter stores the address of the next instruction that is to be executed

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What does the Memory Address Register do?

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The memory address register stores the location of the instruction or data to be fetched.

31
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Where are currently running programs stored?

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Short term memory, e.g. RAM

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What does the Memory Data Register do?

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The memory Data register stores the fetched instruction or data.

33
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What does the Current Instruction Register do?

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The current instruction register stores a copied version of the instruction that has just been fetched from memory, so that the MDR can be freed up.

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MDR

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Memory Data Register

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MAR

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Memory Address Register

36
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PC

A

Program Counter

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CIR

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Current Instruction Register

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ACC

A

Accumulator

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What does the Accumulator do?

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The accumulator stores the result of any equations (logic or mathematic) that the ALU has completed

40
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Secondary Storage

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Secondary storage stores all long term data that a computer needs like user files and operating systems

41
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What secondary storage devices are commonly used in desktop computers?

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Magnetic Hard drives

42
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What secondary storage devices are commonly used in portable devices ?

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Solid State Drives

43
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What is Parallel Processing?

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Parallel processing is when a CPU completes multiple fetch-decode-execute cycles at the same time

44
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Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle

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Is a cycle that CPU’s use to complete tasks, they Fetch the instruction from memory, they Decode it into usable data, then they execute the instruction, each cycle happens very quickly

45
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Busses

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Transport data from the RAM to the CPU

46
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Cache

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Is memory that is placed between the processor and the main memory

47
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Disadvantages of Cache:

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Cost, Space

48
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Advantages of Cache:

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Faster, Efficiency

49
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Name three kinds of Input Devices:

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Keyboards, Pointing devices, Data-Entry devices

50
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What is the purpose of Input Devices?

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Allows data such as text, images, video or sound to be entered into a computer system

51
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Name three kinds of Output Devices:

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Monitor, Speaker, Printer

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What is the purpose of Output Devices?

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Allows data such as texts, images, videos and sounds to be outputted to the user from the computer system

53
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What are the three types of secondary storage?

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Optical, Solid State, Magnetic

54
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Fragmentation

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The Fragments of data within a storage device, these fragments take up more space

55
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De-Fragmentation

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The process of sorting out fragments of data into whole sections again. This saves the space the fragments were taking up

56
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Should you De-fragment Solid State Drives?

A

No

57
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Byte

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Is a collection of 8 bits

58
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Nyble

A

Is a collection of 4 bits

59
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Word

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Is the total number of bits that can be manipulated as a single unit by the CPU

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