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ab ch1 stack 1 Test

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CMOS
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BIOS setup bit
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binary number system
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BIOS
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data path size
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byte
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CPU
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The technology used to manufacture microchips. CMOS chips require less electricity, hold data longer after the electricity is turned off, and produce less heat than earlier technologies. The configuration or setup chip is a CMOS chip.
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BIOS setup – The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM. Also called CMOS setup. Bit – A 0 or 1 used by the binary number system.
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A collection of eight bits that can represent a single character.
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The paths, or lines, on the motherboard on which data, instructions, and electrical power move from component to component.
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The number of lines on a bus that can hold data, for example, 8, 16, 32, and 64 lines, which can accommodate 8, 16, 32, and 64 bits at a time.
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Firmware that can control much of a computer–s input/output functions, such as communication with the floppy drive and the monitor.
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The number system used by computers; it has only two numbers, 0 and 1, called binary digits, or bits.
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Also called a microprocessor or processor. The heart and brain of the computer, which receives data input, processes information, and executes instructions.
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A miniature circuit board installed on a motherboard to hold memory. DIMMs can hold up to 4 GB of RAM on a single module.
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The lines on the system bus that the CPU uses to send and receive data.
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A small circuit board inserted in an expansion slot and used to communicate between the system bus and a peripheral device. Also called an interface card.
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The speed, or frequency, expressed in MHz, that controls activity on the motherboard and is generated by a crystal or oscillator located somewhere on the motherboard.
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Memory contained on the CMOS configuration chip.
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Adapter boards or interface cards placed into expansion slots to expand the functions of a computer, allowing it to communicate with external devices such as monitors or speakers.
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The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM. Also called BIOS setup.
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A group of chips on the motherboard that controls the timing and flow of data and instructions to and from the CPU.

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