Acronyms 1 C182

Question 1

PaaS

Answer 1

Platform as a Service

Question 2

Provides cloud customers with an easy-to-configure operating system and on-demand computing capabilities

Answer 2

PaaS

Question 3

IPOS

Answer 3

Input, Process, Output, Storage

Question 4

MDR

Answer 4

Memory Data Register

Question 5

Hold the data that is being transferred to or from memory

Answer 5

MDR

Question 6

CIR

Answer 6

Current Instruction Register

Question 7

Holds the current instruction during processing

Answer 7

CIR

Question 8

The wires that serve as electrical roadways, transmitting information between the CPU and other components

Answer 8

Buses (Bus Lines)

Question 9

The smallest unit of storage

Answer 9

Bit

Question 10

PII

Answer 10

Personally Identifiable Information

Question 11

IaaS

Answer 11

Infrastructure As a Service

Question 12

A cloud computing technology useful for heavily utilized systems and networks

Answer 12

IaaS

Question 13

SaaS

Answer 13

Software as a Service

Question 14

A subscription service where you purchase licenses for software that expire at a certain date

Answer 14

SaaS

Question 15

UEFI

Answer 15

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

Question 16

A method used to boot some systems. Replaced Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

Answer 16

UEFI

Question 17

ALU

Answer 17

Arithmetic Logic Unit

Question 18

CU

Answer 18

Control Unit

Question 19

Very small, Extremely fast bulk of memory in the CPU

Answer 19

Processor Registers

Question 20

MAR

Answer 20

Memory Address Register

Question 21

Holds the memory location of data that needs to be accessed

Answer 21

MAR

Question 22

AC

Answer 22

Accumulator

Question 23

Holds the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) results

Answer 23

AC (Accumulator Register)

Question 24

PC

Answer 24

Program Counter

Question 25

Holds the address of the next instruction

Answer 25

PC (Program Counter)

Question 26

RAM

Answer 26

Random Access memory

Question 27

ROM

Answer 27

Read-Only Memory

Question 28

The primary or main memory

Answer 28

RAM

Question 29

Stored instructions for crucial system activities

Answer 29

ROM

Question 30

A pathway from memory to processing unit that carries the address in memory to and from which data is transferred

Answer 30

Address Bus

Question 31

The lines on the system bus that the CPU uses to send and receive data

Answer 31

Data Bus

Question 32

This bus carries commands and control signals to and from every component of a computer

Answer 32

Control Bus

Question 33

Sends out a pulse of electricity at regular intervals. Electric components need these pulses in order to operate

Answer 33

System Clock

Question 34

System Speed is measured in two primary measurements

Answer 34

Megahertz | Gigahertz