ITEC Semester Review Part 1

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A numeric Internet address used to uniquely identify a computer on the Internet.

Programs or instructions used to tell the computer what to do to accomplish tasks.

A connector on the exterior of the system used to connect an external hardware device.

Computers and other devices that are connected to share hardware, software, and data.

The chip located on the motherboard of a computer that performs the processing for a computer.

A text-based Internet address used to uniquely identify a computer on the Internet.

To modify data.

Overall standards of moral conduct.

Part of a CPU core that translates instructions into forms that can be used by the ALU and FPU.

The physical parts of a computer.

A tiny computer in a product and designed to perform specific functions for that product.

Thin circular disk made out of polycarbonate substrate read and written to using a laser beam.

A location on the motherboardwhere an expansion card is connect to the motherboard.

A drive designed to read optical disks.

The process of presenting results of processing; can also refer to the results themselves.

The part of a CPU core that coordinates its operations.

Nonvolatile chips that can be used for storage by the computer or the user.

Standards of moral conduct as they relate to computer use.

The operation of saving data, programs or output for future use.

An electronic path over which data travels.

An Internet address that uniquely identifies a Web page.

Internet address made of a username and domain name that identifies a person on the Internet

The amount of data that can be transferred via the bus in a given time period.

A person who uses a computer to perform tasks or obtain information.

The part of a CPU core that performs decimal arithmetic.

Flash memory media integrated into a self-contained unit that plugs into a USB port.

Data that has been processed into a meaningful form.

Hardware used to store most programs and data on a computer

The part of a CPU core that performs logical operations and integer arithmetic.

A business or other organization that provides Internet access, typically for a fee.

A versatile bus architecture widely used for connecting peripherals.

Performing operations on data that has been input to convert that input to output.

The largest and most well-known computer networks, linking millions of computers worldwide.

Memory used to store data and instructions while the computer is running.

A measurement of the number of instructions that a CPU can process per second.

The process of entering data into a computer; can also refer to the data itself.

A named collection of bytes that represent virtually any type of data.

A personal computer designed to fit on or next to a desk.

The smallest unit of data that a binary computer can recognize.

To use data, applications, and resources stored on computers accessed over the Internet

The main circuit board inside the system unit.

Electronic trash or waste, such as discarded computer components.

Address to a computer, person, or Web page on the Internet, like an IP address or domain name

A subtle alteration of digital content that identifies the copyright holder.

Machine-readable code that represents data as a set of bars.

Standards of moral conduct that guide a business's policies, decisions and actions.

A bus on the motherboard used to connect peripheral devices.

Presenting someone else's work as your own.

The total time that it takes for a hard drive to read or write data.

A circuit board used to give desktop computers additional capabilities.

Part of a CPU that retrieves data and instructions before they are needed for processing

The series of steps performed by the CPU to process a single piece of microcode.

Raw, unorganized facts.