MSCS Test Flashcards
Power supply unit
Takes power from the wall outlet and send to the different parts
Operating system
The operating system manages a computers hardware and software and coordinates how they work together to preform tasks
CPU
central processing unit
processes info and carries out commands
Graphics card
The graphics card renders and displays images, videos, and animations on a computer monitor
Computer hard drive
The computer hard drive stores data even when the computer is off
RAM
Random access memory
short term memory
mother board
contains some of the most important part of the computer
Heat sink
draws heat away from the CPU
computer memory
stores data and instructions that a computer processor needs to access quickly
how do computers work
they take input, then store it, the process it, then store it again, and output it
Artificial intelligence
computer systems that preform tasks the usually require human intelligence
cyber security
protecting systems, network, and programs from attack
software programming
the act of writting computer code that enables computer software to function
Binary
binary is the language that bridges software and hardware
Data
data is the imformation processed and manipulated by software
