Ch. 1 Computer Concepts and Evolution

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The part of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logic operations.
The more current word name used for the CPU.
This computer component consists of the ALU, registers, control unit, and internal bus.
A small piece of a wafer that has a circuit etched on it.
The attributes of a computer system that have a direct impact on the logical execution of a program.
The hardware details invisible to the programmer.
The part of the CPU that controls its operations.
An individual processing unit on a processor chip that's equivalent to a CPU.
An electronic circuit that produces an output signal that is a simple boolean operation on its input signals.
A tiny piece oof solid material, such as silicon, upon which is etched a collection of electronic components and their interconnections.
Program accessible storage from which instructions and other data can be loaded direcxtly into registers for subsequen execution.
A device that can store one bit of data.
The main printed circuit board of a computer, sometimes called the system board.
High-speed memory internal to the CPU.
A solid cystalline substance, such as silicon, whose electrical conductivity is in between insulators and conductors.
A bus used to interconnect major computer components, specifically the CPU, main memory, and I/O.
The system bus is an example of this.
The fundamental building block of digital circuits used to construct processors, memories, and other digital logic devices.