The smallest unit of data that a binary computer can recognize

Eight bits grouped together to make a

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

The main case of a computer

A thin board containing computer chips and other electronic components

A very small peice of silicon or other semi conducting material that contains integrated circuits and transistors

The main circuit board inside the system unit

A connector on the exterior of the system unit case that is used to connect an external hardware device

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

A cpu that contains the processing components or cores of multiple independent processors in a single cpu

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

The amount of data that a cpu can manipulate at one time

A group of very fast memory circuits located on or close to the cpu to speed up processing

Chips located inside the system unit used to store data and instructions while it is working with it

Merely used to store data and instructions while the computer is running

High speed memory built into the cpu

Nonvolatile chips on the motherboard that permanently store data or programs

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

The sequence of instructions the computer following during the process

A location on the motherboard into which an expansion card is inserted to connect it to the motherboard

A circuit board used to give desktop computers additional capabilities

An electronic path over which data travels

The amount of data that can be transferred via the bus in a give period

A bus on the motherboard used to connect peripheral devices

A versatile bus architecture widely used for connecting peripherals

A high speed bus standard used to connect devices like digital video cameras to a computer