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Hardware Terms
Question | Answer |
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What is a "System Unit"? | The container that holds the motherboard and keeps components safe. |
What is a "Motherboard"? | The main circuit board of a computer to which all computer system components connect. |
What is the "BIOS (Basic input/ Output system"? | Lowest level software in the computer that acts as an interface between the hardware of the operating system. |
What does "ROM" stand for? | Read Only Memory |
what does "Cache (CASH)" mean? | small, high speed memory between the processor and system memory. Faster than RAM |
What is a "Hard Disk Drive" | A storage system consisting of one or more metal magnetic disks permanently sealed with an access mechanism inside its drive |
What does RAM do? | provides a high speed, temporary location for the computer to hold data and program instructions |
What does RAM stand for? | Random access memory |
What is a monitor? | A display device that projects images onto a display screen |