S3 Computer Systems flash cards

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Address bus

Back

This informs the main memory which memory location will be read or used to store data.

Front

Arithmetic and Logic Unit

Back

The part of the processor which carries out calculations and logical operations.

Front

Clock speed

Back

The number of operations that the processor can carry out in 1 second.

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Computer

Back

Any device which gets input from the user and processes the data to produce information.

Front

Control Unit

Back

The part of the processor which controls the timings of operations between different parts of the processor to ensure that program instructions are executed in the correct order.

Front

Data bus

Back

Transfers data between the processor and memory.

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Processor

Back

The processor is the brain of the computer and carries out all of the operations that the computer performs.

Front

RAM

Back

Random Access Memory, the main memory of a computer system.

Front

Registers

Back

Temporary storage locations inside the processor chip that hold data while it is used by the processor.

Front

ROM

Back

Read Only Memory, a type of memory chip that stores the bootstrap loader of the OS.