hardware

Question 1

intellectual property?

Answer 1

the property of your mind

Question 2

APA?

Answer 2

• American Psychological Association
• type of referencing, using in-text citation and end-text referencing

Question 3

in-text citation?

Answer 3

• after using a direct quote or another persons idea/works you must include the author, page number, year

Question 4

currency?

Answer 4

how recent the information is

Question 5

authority?

Answer 5

who created the content?

Question 6

objectively?

Answer 6

• how many perspectives/bias is being presented
• is it backed by evidence

Question 7

misinformation?

Answer 7

wrong info given, on purpose or not

Question 8

disinformation?

Answer 8

wrong info given on purpose

Question 9

credibility?

Answer 9

the quality of being trusted and believable

Question 10

reliability?

Answer 10

the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well

Question 11

hardware?

Answer 11

the physical components of a computing system

Question 12

software?

Answer 12

the programs and operating info used in and to run a computer

Question 13

peripherals?

Answer 13

external add-on devices used to transfer info in and out of a computer

Question 14

input device?

Answer 14

device that sends info into the computer, to be processed

Question 15

output device?

Answer 15

a device that displays the processed info

Question 16

processing?

Answer 16

the transformation of the input data to a more meaningful form in the CPU

Question 17

primary storage?

Answer 17

volatile memory used by the CPU

Question 18

secondary storage?

Answer 18

non-volatile storage units
slowest form
cannot be processed directly by the CPU

Question 19

DRAM?

Answer 19

Dynamic RAM
type of ram that is continuously refreshed, resulting in better performance

Question 20

DDR?

Answer 20

double data rate
type of memory that transfers data and utilizes the system clock

Question 21

SRAM?

Answer 21

static RAM
made up of transistors that forms a latch, this latch stores each bit of data

Question 22

types of primary storage?

Answer 22

cache
ram
registers

Question 23

types of secondary storage?

Answer 23

flash
SSD
HDD
optical disk

Question 24

volatility?

Answer 24

volatile - does not keep data after shutting down
non-volatile - keeps data after shutting down

Question 25

clock cycle speed?

Answer 25

• speed at which the CPU can execute instructions
• measured in GHz

Question 26

architecture in CPU

Answer 26

the CPUs design, which is based on the bit system determines how much data it can process at a time

Question 27

number of cores cpu?

Answer 27

refers to the number of individual processing units contained within the CPU
- to improve multitasking and parallel processing

Question 28

threading? (cpu)

Answer 28

the ability of a cpu to execute multiple threads concurrently, which enhances multitasking and performance

Question 29

cache size? (cpu)

Answer 29

the amount of on-chip memory that the cpu can use to store frequently accessed data for quick access

Question 30

chipset? (cpu)

Answer 30

a set of electronic components in an integrated circuit that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals

Question 31

control unit?

Answer 31

• subcomponent of the cpu that manages the computers operations
• directs systems
• communicates to ALU
• co ordinates activites of other units, peripherals and axiliary storage

Question 32

ALU?

Answer 32

circit that performs arithmetic and logic operations
- cu tells alu what operation to perform
- alu executes instructions

Question 33

operating system?

Answer 33

• processes start up instructions, communicates between software
• manages UI, CPU, memory, storage, security