Computer systems Flashcards

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Hardware

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Is something we can physically tout him such as a keyboard

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Software

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Is something virtual that we cannot physically tout how such as an operation system

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What dose cpu stand for , known as and used for

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Known as central processing unit known as the brain and it processes data

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Fetch

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Retrieve information sent from the input device

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Decode

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Convert into binary

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Execute

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Run a command

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What dose ram stand for and do

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Random access memory it is short term memory and is used to store instructions

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What is a hard disk drive

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use Magnetic disks and lasers to recall the data. Large storage capacity (Usually measured in Gigabytes (GB) or Terabytes(TB)) This is used to store all your programs, files and operating system!

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