CPU and MOTHERBOARD

Question 1

hardware

Answer 1

includes processor, storage, input & output devices

Question 2

software

Answer 2

includes application software & system software

Question 3

system unit/chassis

Answer 3

refers to the case that contains motherboard, hard disk drive, memory, etc.

Question 4

motherboard

Answer 4

aka system board; main circuit board. numerous electronic components are attached to it

Question 5

central processing unit

Answer 5

aka processor; sometimes called the brain. usually a silicone chip and is covered by the heatsink that absorbs heat and uses a fan

Question 6

chipset

Answer 6

controls the communication between the cpu, memory, storage, and other accessories. determines how many high speed components the motherboard can support

Question 7

random access memory

Answer 7

aka main memory; temporarily stores data whenever the computers performs operations. content disappears when computer is turned off

Question 8

hard disk drive

Answer 8

long term storage that holds data even when computer is turned off

Question 9

power supply

Answer 9

aka ac adapter; converts electricity to a type of power that the computer can use. different motherboards require wattages. some come with fans

Question 10

expansion slot

Answer 10

allows users to add various expansion cards. some examples are bluetooth adapter, sound, usb, video

Question 11

peripheral component interconnect

Answer 11

input/output pathway that connects the cpu via expansion slots

Question 12

serial advance technology attachment

Answer 12

aka sata; computer bus interfaced used to connect drive disk controllers or host bus adapters with storage

Question 13

complementary metal oxide semiconductorq

Answer 13

aka cmos battery; responsible for keeping all info intact when the system shuts down. prevents reconfiguration

Question 14

processor

Answer 14

interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate a computer

Question 15

microprocessor

Answer 15

on personal computers, all functions of the processor are on a singe chip

Question 16

processor core

Answer 16

contains the circuitry necessary to execute instructions. the system views each processor as a separate processor

Question 17

multicore processor

Answer 17

single chip with 2 or more processor cores

Question 18

control unit

Answer 18

directs and coordinates more of the operations. interprets each instruction then initiates the appropriate action

Question 19

arithmetic logic unit

Answer 19

performs arithmetic and logic operations

Question 20

fetching

Answer 20

process of obtaining a program instruction

Question 21

decoding

Answer 21

process of translating the instructions

Question 22

executing

Answer 22

carrying out commands

Question 23

storing

Answer 23

writing results back to the memory

Question 24

registers

Answer 24

small, high-speed storage that temporarily holds data and instructions

Question 25

system clock

Answer 25

controls the timing of all computer operations

Question 26

clock speed

Answer 26

pace of the system clock which is measured by the number of ticks per second