CIS Exam 1
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blmartinez0930 on February 15, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Microprocessor | Is the component of the person computer that does the actual processing of data. |
| CPU (Central Processing Unit) | Is a microcomputer that fits on one microchip. It is the "brain" of the computer, but that is a rather pretentious term since it is really just a very complex switching circuit that executes simple instructions very rapidly. |
| Static Electricity | A small zap of high voltage current can destroy a chip |
| Hertz (Hz) | Clock speed is measured in units of cycles per second. |
| Megahertz (MHz) & Gigahertz (GHz) | Computer boards and CPUs run rates of million and billions of Hertz. |
| Radio Frequency Interference | A computer circuitry produces this that could cause problems for nearby devices. |
| Intel | The most commonly used PCs are made by? |
| 8088 | Used in IBM PC |
| 80286 | Used in IBM PC AT |
| 80386 | Used in first PC clone from Compaq |
| 80486 | You heard phrases like "I have a 686 PC" |
| Pentium | Intel couldn't trademark a number, such as 80586 |
| Pentium II | (Hexium or Sexium just wouldn't sound right) |
| Pentium 4 | Most desktop PCs in 2004 used the P4 chip |
| AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) | Another manufacturer or microprocessors for the PC is? |
| Athlon | Processors that have been successful in taking a substantial fraction of the PC CPU market away from Intel. |
| Motorola 68000 | Macintosh series of computers from Apple originally used this series of microprocessors. |
| Data Bus or Front Side Bus | Is the multi-lane electrical highway of connections that link the CPU to the other chips on the motherboard, such as the RAM memory and I/O controllers. |
| Memory | RAM; ROM; CMOS |
| Virtual Memory | Modern operating systems use this to get around this roadblock. |
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