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- system unit
The case of the system unit,made of metal or plastic and protects the internal electronic
components from damage.
- chassis
A small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are
etched.
- computer chip
It can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges.
- Transistor
It interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
- processor, also called the central processing unit (CPU)
It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores. Two common multi-core
processors are dual-core and quad-core.
- multi-core processor
It is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the
computer.
- control unit
It is another component of the processor, performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations.
- The arithmetic logic unit (ALU),
It is the pace of the system clock and is measured by the number of ticks per second.
- clock speed
It is a number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1, called bits.
- binary system
It is also called main memory, consists of memory chips that can be read from and written to
by the processor and other devices.
- RAM (random access memory),
It helps speed the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions
and data.
- Memory cache
It is a device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor in the
computer. Examples of peripherals are modems, disk drives, printers, scanners, and
keyboards
- peripheral
It also called a graphics card, converts computer output into a video signal that travels
through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on thescreen.
- video card
It is a removable flash memory device, usually no bigger than 1.5" in height or width, that
you insert and remove from a slot in a personal computer, game console, mobile device, or
card reader/writer
- memory card
It is a thin, credit card-sized removable flash memory device that primarily is used today to
enable traditional notebook computers and Tablet PCs to access the Internet wirelessly.
- PC Card
It is the point at which a peripheral attaches to or communicates with a system unit so that
the peripheral can send data to or receive information from the computer.
- Port
It is a device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit and contains multiple USB ports in
which you plug cables from USB devices.
- USB hub
Its technology uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices.
- Bluetooth
It is a type of interface that connects a device to the system unit by transmitting data one
bit at a time.
- serial port
It is a special type of serial port that connects the system unit to a musical instrument, such
as an electronic keyboard.
- MIDI port. Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface