L4 Vocab

input output and processing devices grouped together

• control unit
• computer system
• I-cycle
• modem

a component of the microprocessor; performs arithmetic, comparison, and logical operations

• Bit
• ALU
• Byte
• Modem

a type of external bus; also known as IEEE 1394 and IEEE 1394b

• USB
• Firewire
• Motherboard
• port

openings on the motherboard where an expansion board, also called an adapter card

• Serial port
• port
• expansion slot
• SCSI

amount of time it takes the CPU to execute an instruction and store the results in RAM; also called I-cycle

• Controller
• Machine Cycle
• E-cycle/I-Cycle
• Memory

coordinates all of the CPUs activities

• ALU
• Control Unit
• Motherboard
• Processor

a standard interface for connecting peripherals

• USB
• SCSI
• RAM
• ROM

a device that controls the transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral device and vice versa

• processor
• motherboard
• controller
• modem

a single chip that contains two separate processors

• memory
• RAM
• ROM
• dual-core processor

a combination of the instruction cycle and one or more execution cycles

• machine cycle
• I-cycle
• E-cycle
• none of the above