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Acronyms 1 C182 Flashcards

1
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PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

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Provides cloud customers with an easy-to-configure operating system and on-demand computing capabilities

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PaaS

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3
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IPOS

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Input, Process, Output, Storage

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4
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MDR

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Memory Data Register

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5
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Hold the data that is being transferred to or from memory

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MDR

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6
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CIR

A

Current Instruction Register

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7
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Holds the current instruction during processing

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CIR

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8
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The wires that serve as electrical roadways, transmitting information between the CPU and other components

A

Buses (Bus Lines)

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9
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The smallest unit of storage

A

Bit

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10
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PII

A

Personally Identifiable Information

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11
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IaaS

A

Infrastructure As a Service

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12
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A cloud computing technology useful for heavily utilized systems and networks

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IaaS

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13
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SaaS

A

Software as a Service

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14
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A subscription service where you purchase licenses for software that expire at a certain date

A

SaaS

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15
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UEFI

A

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

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16
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A method used to boot some systems. Replaced Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

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UEFI

17
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ALU

A

Arithmetic Logic Unit

18
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CU

A

Control Unit

19
Q

Very small, Extremely fast bulk of memory in the CPU

A

Processor Registers

20
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MAR

A

Memory Address Register

21
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Holds the memory location of data that needs to be accessed

A

MAR

22
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AC

A

Accumulator

23
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Holds the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) results

A

AC (Accumulator Register)

24
Q

PC

A

Program Counter

25
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Holds the address of the next instruction

A

PC (Program Counter)

26
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RAM

A

Random Access memory

27
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ROM

A

Read-Only Memory

28
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The primary or main memory

A

RAM

29
Q

Stored instructions for crucial system activities

A

ROM

30
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A pathway from memory to processing unit that carries the address in memory to and from which data is transferred

A

Address Bus

31
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The lines on the system bus that the CPU uses to send and receive data

A

Data Bus

32
Q

This bus carries commands and control signals to and from every component of a computer

A

Control Bus

33
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Sends out a pulse of electricity at regular intervals. Electric components need these pulses in order to operate

A

System Clock

34
Q

System Speed is measured in two primary measurements

A

Megahertz

Gigahertz

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