Monday, February 3, 2020

A+ Chapter 4 Power Words - Defined

Chapter 4 - Microprocessors
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  1. 64-bit Processing- processes at 64 bits
  2. Binary – 0 and 1
  3. Graphics Processing Unit - GPU
  4. Heat Sink – A part to a computer that prevents it from overheating
  5. Hyperthreading – Intel's proprietary simultaneous multithreading (SMT) implementation used to improve parallelization of computations
  6. Overclocking - Increase CPU clock rate
  7. Program – Something on a computer that is meant to do something
  8. Dual Core – 2 cores
  9. Code Name – Kids Next Door (A fake or false name)
  10. RAM – Random Access Memory
  11. Frontside Bus – First set of wires
  12. Address Bus – Second set of wires
  13. Registers – Stores commands and data
  14. Clock Cycle – A full rotation of a clock
  15. Clock speed – How fast a CPU processes
  16. CPU – Central Processing Unit
  17. Liquid Cooling – An advanced method of cooling a computer using a liquid.
  18. Discharge – Transmits electricity
  19. Machine Language – Something a machine interprets and understands
  20. Memory – Stored data