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Computer Hardware Flashcards

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7 layers in computer architecture

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Application

Programming Languages

Operating Systems

Architecture

Computer Components

Circuits

Transistors

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Motherboard

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Contains the wires that allow communication between devices

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Wires carry what?

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Binary signals between components

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4
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What does Clock provide?

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Provides electric pulses known as ticks to the processor

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What does Frequency determine?

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Determines how many times an activity can happen

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What does Clock ensure?

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Ensures that components inside the PC work together at the same time

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Chipset

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A control unit for motherboard that oversees data flow between elements on board

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North Bridge

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High Performance and connects PCI-E and Memory to CPU

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South Bridge

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Slower and handled I/O

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10
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Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

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Faster and small physically that ATA.

Used to connect storage media, such as Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives.

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