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Motherboard - A circuit board that contains all the major components of the computer
system.
Sizes:
E-ATX: The biggest size, extended ATX.
ATX: The normal size
micro-ATX: Smaller than ATX.
mini-ITX: smaller still
Type 1 Hypervisor - An explanation where virtualization takes place at the level of the
firmware
Type 2 Hypervisor - An explanation where virtualization is provided by a software
application which runs on an operating system
Socket - Response type of connector that the CPU processor has
Buses - Response responsible for moving data btw components
CPU Central Processing Unit - Response The internal operating unit or "brain" of a
computer.
Cores - Response responsible for executing instructions
Clock Speed - Response dictates how many instructions the CPU can process each
second
* processor that can execute one instruction per second has a clock speed of 1 Hz hertz
,Context Switching - An distinguished programs in and out of the CPU
RAM (Random Access Memory) - Stores computer's programs and data temporarily only
during power on.
Factors :
DDR# - double data rate
*3*
*4*
*5
GPU (graphics processing unit) A processor on the video card used to create graphics.
Relieves the load off the CPU.
Heat Sinks - A device that absorbs and draws away excessive or unwanted heat.
Power supply or Power Supply Unit (PSU) - Supplies the power drawn from either the
mains power supply or a battery, in the case of laptops, and then converts and delivers
it to the computer components.
SATA-Serial Advanced Technology Attachment data cable- used for powering hard
drives
ATX Advanced Technology Extended cable Answer feeds the motherboard
PCI Express PCIe Answer feeds the graphics card
Bits Answer smallest unit of data in a computer
, All data on a computer system consists of bits:
1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kilobyte kB is 1000 bytes.
1 megabyte MB is 1000 kilobytes.
1 gigabyte GB is 1000 megabytes.
1 terabyte TB is 1000 gigabytes.
And 4 bits, a half of a byte is called a nibble.
1024 Byte - Answer 1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kibibyte (KiB) is 1024 bytes.
1 mebibyte (MiB) is 1024 kibibytes.
1 gibibyte (GiB) is 1024 mebibytes.
1 tebibyte (TiB) is 1024 gibibytes.
Notation:
0d - Answer denary
Notation:
0b - Answer binary
Notation:
0x - Answer hexadecimal
d10 is 10 in denary
0b10 is 10 in binary
0x10 is 10 in hexadecimal - Answer 10 representation
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