We must become familiar with how various circuits and components fit together to create working computer systems. We do this through the study of ___________.

_______________includes many elements, such as instruction sets and formats, operation codes, data types, the number and types of registers, addressing modes, main memory access methods, and various I/O mechanisms.

It allows you to talk to the machine.

used to interpret and execute programs

used to perform computations and make decisions

act as a “traffic police officer” directing data to correct locations

_____________ to store both data and programs

______________ for transferring data to and from the outside world

It also contains very special storage locations called ______________.

____________include any handheld portable computing device, such as your smartphone,

e-reader, or tablet.

It includes the operating system.

Your desktop and laptop computers are considered ________________.

______________are used by companies for specific applications such as data processing

___________is the collection of programs that allow you to use your computer.