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| Supercomputer, how does it differ from a mainframe? |
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| large machine: can perform and extremely high number of instructions per second: does not support simutaneous, multi-user manipulation. |
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| large computer: capable of supporting 100s of users simutaneously |
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| machine capable of supporting 100s of users at the same time (integrated with transistors) |
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| "dummy" for mainframe computer, offers observation and accessibility |
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| self contained computing device offering all neccessary input, output, and display device utilities to a singe end-user |
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| Powerful, single-user computer. |
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| a programable device able to store and respond to a set of instructions for processing data |
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| Quantity of eight binary digits. |
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| Set of instructions for processing data |
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| used to define longer strings of bits: 2 bytes = 16-bit ________. |
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| code based on english characters where every letter is assigned a corresponding number (0-27) |
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| uses a single wire to transmit data individually by bit |
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| enlists multiple wires, enabling the transmission of more than one bit at a given time |
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| the main circuit board of a PC |
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| "brain" of computer, interprets and exectutes the instructions of a command or program |
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| the rate in which a CPU can execute the instructions in receives. |
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| a group of integrated circuits on the motherboard that performs one or more functions |
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| memory containing pre-recorded data |
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| computer memory that can be accessed randomly as necissary. |
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| printed circuit board, can be inserted into a computer to contribute additional utility |
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| older standard occupied a black slot connector on the motherboard, tied to 16-bit structues |
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| card: interfaces through a white slot on the mother board, 32bits. |
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| Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP) |
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| cards designed to bypass PCI bus and attain direct access to the main memory of the computer |
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| environment supported by the underlying operation system of the computer |
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| Collection of data or information generated within an application, saved under a ________. |
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| A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from various locations within a computer. |
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| the size of a bus is measured in a _______. |
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