Ch.5 MC

This multiprocessor chip provides two or more separate and independent CPUs.

• multicore

• mobile

• random access

• graphics

This memory is volatile or loses its contents when power is turned off.

• USB

• random-access

• flash

• hex

This system board component provides a connection point for specialized cards or circuit boards.

• slots

• ports

• sockets

• buses

These provide connection points for chips.

• microprocessors

• sockets

• Unicode

• ROM

A type of memory that improves processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU.

• chassis

• DVI

• coprocessor

• cache

A type of memory that provides a combination of features of RAM and ROM.

• BIOS

• PCIe

• flash

• system

Another name for a network adapter card.

• ASCII

• GPU

• NIC

• HDMI

This bus connects the CPU to memory on the system board.

• tablet

• peripheral

• port

• system

This port can be used to connect many USB devices to the system.

• PCIe

• USB

• ALU

• EBCDIC

A socket for external devices to connect to the system unit.

• bus

• chassis

• port

• tablet