CP102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Peripheral, Front-Side Bus, Removable Media
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Peripheral device- designates input, output, and storage equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its funcionality. Tower cases are beneicial for those who want to mod their computers and are good for oices and schools. Laptops are beter for students because they are more portable and take up less space. Microprocessor is also referred to as a processor. Gigahertz means a billion cycles per second. Front side bus- the circuitry that transports data to and from the microprocessor. Megahertz means a million cycles per second. Ram is volaile which means that once it loses power then all data is erased. Virtual memory- when a part of the hard drive is used as ram (slower) Read only memory is a type of memory circuitry that is housed in a single integrated circuit.
