The Motherboard and the CPU

Question 1

binary numbers

Answer 1

base 2 numerical system; a system of numbers using only 0s and 1s

Question 2

bus

Answer 2

network of circuitry on a motherboard or chip

Question 3

central processing unit

Answer 3

the chip than runs the basic operations of the computer; abbreviated CPU

Question 4

chip

Answer 4

an integrated circuit etched onto semiconductive material

Question 5

chipset

Answer 5

group of chips built into the motherboard

Question 6

dual in-line package switch

Answer 6

physical on/off switch on a computer component; also called DIP

Question 7

form factor

Answer 7

the term used to describe the shape and layout of a computer component such as a motherboard or hard drive

Question 8

gigahertz

Answer 8

one billion cycles per second; abbreviated GHz

Question 9

motherboard

Answer 9

primary circuit board of a computer; houses the power supply and central processing unit

Question 10

processor

Answer 10

a chip thats purpose is to handle data input and output

Question 11

random-access memory

Answer 11

chip that stores data that can be accessed from anywhere in approximately the same amount of time; abbreviated RAM

Question 12

read-only memory

Answer 12

chip on the motherboard that holds instructions for the computer to start up; abbreviated ROM