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CMSC 411 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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- CMSC 411
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- University Of Maryland - Baltimore County
CMSC 411 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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CMSC 411 Questions And Answers Latest
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Moore's Law the observation that computing power roughly doubles every
two years while the cost of computers decreases by half
desktop computer designed for use by an individual with a graphics display,
I/O controls, low cost and good performance, and 3rd party application
support
servers computers used for running larger programs for multiple users with
simultaneous access support
embedded computers computers inside another device used for running a
predetermined application
operating system interfaces between the user's application and hardware
while managing resources and I/O controls
compiler translates high level language into assembly
assembler translates symbolic version of instructions (assembly) into binary
(machine language)
5 classic components input, output, memory, datapath, control
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liquid crystal display (LCD) thin, low-powered monitor that uses embedded
liquid crystals to produce light when a backlight and current is activated by
twisting them
motherboard includes processor, cache and memory, I/O connectors
integrated circuits (IC) the integration of large numbers of tiny electronic
circuits or transistors into a small chip.
control processor unit (CPU) active part of the motherboard that carries out
programs and is composed by the datapath and control unit
datapath Performs arithmetic operations
control unit directs the datapath, memory, and I/O devices
cache memory A type of memory built using static RAM and is used to
temporarily store frequently data for quick access and acts as a buffer for
dynamic RAM
Application Binary Interface (ABI) The user portion of the instruction set plus
the operating system interfaces used by application programmers and
defines a standard for binary portability across computers.
volatile memory memory that is lost when the computer is turned off
nonvolatile memory storage that retains data even when powered down
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