IST 195 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Usb 3.0, Semiconductor Device, Overclocking
4 Nov 2018
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The main circuit board of a system unit. Central processing units: does all the processing. A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical. Benchmark-software used to test and evaluate cpus. Control unit: fetches and interpret info from ram. Registers: fast accessing storage inside the cpu. The more transistors, the faster the info can be processed. The study of manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular level. Holds data and instructions waiting for processing by the cpu. Contents are deleted when computer is filed down. Memory cache that helps speed the processes of a computer by storing frequently used instructions and data. No moving parts, can"t be fragmented, faster than traditional, but is more. It is a system that transmits the identity of an object or person wirelessly using radio waves. It is an auto identification technology (auto-id) Consist of an antenna and a microchip where the info is stored.
