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Disadvantages of the Coud Requires internet connection




Don't know where your information is actually being stored




Gordon Moore Who founded intel?




Moore's Law Computer power doubles every 18 months




Mainframe Computers Massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous amounts

of bulk data and information




Mainframe Computers TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and transactions?




Super Computers What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on?




IBM and Amdahl Who are big mainframe makers?

,ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
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Big Blue What is IBM's nickname?




Midrange Computers Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but

do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale




Microcomputers Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers




So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as "computers" and sometimes just

referred to as "boxes."




Microcomputer What type of a computer is a desktop?




Operating System (OS) Often called a platform




Operating System (OS) A collection of computer programs that work together to manage

hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly




Data per Inch (DPI) Determinant of a monitor's resolution

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Booting Loading the platform into the computer's memory




Cold Boot Powering a computer for the first time




Warm Boot Restarting a computer




Process What is it called when a computer performs a task?




System Software What kind of software requires no human interaction?




Memory Management The operating system's coordination of a computer's memory which

includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual memory




Random Access Memory RAM




RAM Primary storage that allows data to be accessed in any order without physical movement of

the silicone media

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