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Computing Flashcards

1
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Define addressable memory

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Each main memory location has a main memory address - a unique numerical code that distinguishes the individual parts of memory.

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2
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What are the three components of the Three Box Model?

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Memory, Processor and I/O ports connected by a bus

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3
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What is the Von Neumman architecture?

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All the data is stored in main memory, and are sent and received by a processor.

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4
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What is a microcontroller?

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A complete computer on a single chip

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5
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What is an example of a microprocessor?

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MP3 player

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6
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What is a homepage?

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The starting page of a website; it will have links to other pages on the site

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7
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What is HTML?

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Hypertext Markup Language is use to write web pages. It consists of text that defines the content of a page, and how that page should be structured.

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8
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Hyperlink?

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A link from one web page to another

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9
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Define a web browser

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Software that displays a web page by rendering the HTML elements

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10
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Define a web site

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A set of linked documents associated with a person, organisation or topic that is held on a computer system, accessed via the World Wide Web.

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Define hardware

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Electronic circuits that a computer is assembled from, and the platform from which software is executed.

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12
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What is the Harvard architecture

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Processor, main memory and data memory

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13
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Define a memory location

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A separately addressable area of main memory

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14
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Define RAM

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Random Access Memory, volatile main memory locations that can be accessed directly in any order for all writing and reading operations

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15
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Define main memory

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Memory that is directly addressable by the processor

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16
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Define the stored program concept

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A program must be in main memory to be executed.

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17
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Define an I/O port

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Allows the CPU to communicate with peripherals

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18
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Define an I/O device

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A hardware unit that sends or receives data or stores data by communicating with the processor and main memory through an I/O controller

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19
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Define peripherals

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A computer device that is not part of the CPU

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20
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Define EEPROM

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Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory; it’s contents may be altered but writing is about 100 times slower than reading.

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21
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Define machine code instructions

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A binary code that a machine can understand and execute

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22
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Define op-code

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The part of a machine code instruction that denotes the basic machine code operation

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23
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Define operand

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The part of a machine code instruction that represents a single item of binary data or the address of a single item of binary data.

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24
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Define a register

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A very fast memory location inside the processor or I/O controller

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25
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Define general purpose register

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A register not assigned a specified role by the professor designer.

26
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Define a dedicated register

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A register assigned a specific role by the processor designer

27
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Define the ALU

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Arithmetic and logic unit performs operations on data such as addition and subtraction

28
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Define internal clock

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Gathered from the system clock

29
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What are logic gates used for

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Flow control

30
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Define the MAR

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Memory address register; holds the address of the memory location currently being accessed by the processor.

31
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Define the MBR

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Hold the data item being transferred to or from the memory location currently being accessed by the processor.

32
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Define word length

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The number of digits in a binary word

33
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Define clock speed

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The frequency a processor executes instructions (in MHz or GHz).

34
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What is the bus width

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The number of the signal wires or lines allocated to the bus

35
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Define the CIR

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The current instruction register holds the current instruction to be decided and executed

36
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What is a Boolean variable

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A variable that is either on or off, 1 or 0

37
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What is a truth table

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A table that shows the result of applying the logical function to all possible combination of inputs.

38
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What is a gateway

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Connects networks that use different link layer protocols

39
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What is a router

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Connects networks that use the same link layer protocol

40
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What’s an IP address

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A unique address that identifies a computer or other electronic device on the network.

41
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What is the WWW

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The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the internet.

42
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What’s an intranet

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A private computer network used to share information or operations within an organisation

43
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What is an FQDN

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Fully qualified domain names are a host ID and domain name.

44
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What does a DNS server do

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A server that translates FQDNs into IP addresses

45
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What is an ISP

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A business that sells people internet access

46
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What is a server

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A software process that provides a service requested by a client

47
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What is a client

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A software process that requests and uses the services provided by a server

48
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What is a protocol

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A set of agreed rules and codes for data change between systems

49
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Define a protocol stack

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A collection of protocol layers

50
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What is a TCP/IP protocol stack

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Has an application layer, network layer and a link layer.

51
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What does the network layer do

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Adds source and destination IP addresses to packets on their way from the transport layer to the link layer

52
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What does the link layer do

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Handles all physical details of interacting with the cable

53
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What does the application layer do

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Handles the details of a particular networking application, such as a web browser

54
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What is FTP

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Application layer protocol that enables files on one host to be copied to another

55
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What are the three types of system software?

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Operating software, library program’s and utility programs.

56
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What are the three language translators?

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Assembler, compiler and interpreter.

57
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What are the three types of application software?

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Bespoke software, general-purpose software and special purpose software.

58
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What is a first generation language?

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Machine code is the only program code that the computer can execute.

59
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What is a second-generation language?

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Assembly language - same structure and instructions as machine code, but it is based on mnemonics.

60
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What is a third-generation language?

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Languages that are executed in an order defined by the programmer.

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