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Who developed the idea of a stored program computer and modern computer architecture?
John Von Neumann
What are the 3 parts of the Von Neumann computer architecture?
Processor (CU & ALU), Memory Unit & Input/Output
What are the two main parts of the processor?
Control Unit & Arithmetic Logic Unit
Which bus is used to send read and write signals to a storage device such as a HDD?
Control Bus
The location of where data can be found in the computer memory is called the?
Address
What does the DDR in DDR SDRAM stand for?
Double Data Rate
The full name for the RAM used in modern computers is SDRAM, what does the SD stand for?
Synchronous Dynamic
Processors have a speed measured in:
Hertz
The IPO model of a computer system refers to?
Input, Process, Output
The physical components of a computer system is known as?
Hardware
In addition to Input, Processing and Output, a computer system needs:
Storage
The CPU cache is a memory buffer that sits between the hard drive and the main memory. (True/False)
False
The circuit board that connects everything inside your computer together is the
Motherboard
Headphones, speakers, monitors, and printers are examples of which type of devices?
Output
A computer processes instructions using two ____ digits, ____ and ____.
binary, 1 and 0
Computer _____________ is a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do or how to perform a task.
Software
