Overview Flashcards

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CPU

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MICROPROCESSOR, CONTAINS ALU, CU, CACHE

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BIOS

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BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM, BOOTS UP COMPUTER

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RAM

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RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY, STORES DATA WHEN CACHE RUNS OUT, VOLATILE

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ROM

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READ ONLY MEMORY, BOOT UP INSTRUCTIONS, PERMANENT, NON-VOLATILE

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ALU

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ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT, DOES MATH

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ACC

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ACCUMULATOR, MATH RESULTS STORED IN HERE TEMPORARILY.

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MAR

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MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER, HOLDS ADDRESS OF NEXT INSTRUCTION THAT CPU NEEDS TO STORE

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MDR

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MEMORY DATA REGISTER, INSTUCTIONS FETCHED FROM MEMORY STORED HERE TEMPORARILY

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CU

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CONTROL UNIT, FETCH, DECODE EXCUTE

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PROGRAM COUNTER

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PROVIDES CPU WITH THE MEMORY ADDRESS OF THE NEXT INSTUCTION IN CYCLE

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CACHE

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STORES CONSTANTLY USED OPERATIONS, SMALL AND FAST

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MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR

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ALLOWS MORE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME

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EMBEDDED SYSTEM

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SYSTEM MADE FOR SPECIFIC TASK

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SSD

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SOLID STATE DRIVE, SMALL CARD, STORES INFO

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OPTICAL STORAGE

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CD

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MAGNETIC HARD DRIVE

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BUILT INTO COMPUTER + SMALL

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17
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FLASH MEMORY

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MEMORY STICK

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BINARY

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0, 1

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UNITS

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1024B=1KB 1024KB=1MB1024MB=1GB 1024GB=1TB

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HOW TO SOLVE FOR BINARY

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128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

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DENARY (DECIMAL)

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NORMAL NUMBER SET

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ADDING BINARY

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1+0=1 1+1=10 1+1+1=11

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23
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HOW TO SOLVE FOR NIBBLE

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8 4 2 1

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HEX

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BASICALLY ITS 1-9 WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT THE NIBBLE BUT IF IT = 10 OR ABOVE ITS A-F

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BINARY SHIFT
MOVE ALL NUMBERS TO LEFT OR RIGHT AND PUT 0s IN THE EMPTY SPOTS
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INPUT DEVICE EXAMPLES
KEYBOARD, MOUSE, JOYSTICK, SCANNER, WEBCAM, MICROPHONE
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OUTPUT DEVICE EXAMPLES
MONITOR, PRINTER, SPEAKER, HEADPHONES, PROJECTOR
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BUS
PATHWAY THAT SHARES SIGNALS FROM INPUY TO OUPUT DEVICES. E.G A WIRE.
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FETCH, DECODE, EXECUTE
IN THE CPU
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CPU CAN BE AFFECTED BY:
CLOCK SPEED, CACHE SIZE, NUMBER OF CORES
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L1 CACHE
FAST BUT SMALL
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L2 CACHE
SLOW BUT EFFICENT
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EMBEDDED SYSTEM EXAMPLES
SMARTWATCH, SMARTPHONE, LED
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PRIMARY STORAGE
RAM, ROM, CPU CACHE
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VOLATILE
DATA GETS LOST WHEN COMPUTER TURNED OFF
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MAGNETIC HARD DRIVE ADVANTAGES
CHEAP, VAST, STORAGE CAPABILITY, FAST WRITING SPEED
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MAGNETIC HARD DRIVE DISADVANTAGES
COMPLICATED, WEAK, NOT PORTATBLE
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MAGNETIC HARD DRIVE CAPACITY
500GB - 6TB
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REGISTER
SMALL PIECE OF MEMORY INSIDE PROCESSOR THAT CAN HOLD ONE INSTRUCTION/ADDRESS
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WAP
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WAN
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HTTPS
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LAN
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SMTP
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FTP
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POP
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WAYS TO PREVENT: VIRUS
ANTIVIRUS/MALWARE
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WAYS TO PREVENT: PHISING
LOOK FOR PUNCTUATION ERRORS IN EMAIL
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WAYS TO PREVENT: DATA INCEPTION
ENCRYPTION
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OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)
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SOLID STATE DRIVE ADVANTAGES
DURABLE, FAST AT READING,NO NOISE, FASTER START UP
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SOLID STATE DRIVE DISADVANTAGES
EXPENSIVE, LESS STORAGE
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SOLID STATE DRIVE CAPACITY
100GB - 16T
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OPTICAL STORAGE ADVANTAGES
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OPTICAL STORAGE DISADVANTAGES
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OPTICAL STORAGE CAPACITY
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FLASH DRIVE ADVANTAGES
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FLASH DRIVE DISADVANTAGES
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FLASH DRIVE CAPACITY
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ROUTER
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MODEM
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