Programming & Design Concepts

The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as __________.

This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running.

A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time—even when there is no power to the computer––is called ____

A(n) __________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________

The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in ___

The part of a computer that runs programs is called __________