Managing Information and Change in a Connected World Worksheet

A personal computer system designed to fit on the top of a desk.
a component of the ALU that temporarily holds instructions and data
a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data.
special areas of main memory used to store program instructions being executed and data being processed.
fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer designed for multiple users.
A reserved location in main memory for strong data being processed or being used in a specific processing application.
The activity of translating or determining the meaning of coded instructions.
A personal computer system designed to fit on the top of a desk.
The CPU process of performing an operation specified in a program instruction.
The time required for an operation specific/logic unit to decode and execute an instruction.
the CPU process of retrieving instructions or data from memory for execution.
A secondary storage device capable of recording information to, and reading information from, a small dick placed inside the device.
Unit of memory equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes.
a unit of memory measurement equal to approximately 1trillion dollars.
an input/output device, consisting of a keyboard and monitor, typically used with multi- user computer systems.
a term applied to the present era in which computers and their ability to stimulate reality are the dominate economic force.
a personal computer small enough to fit into a person’s hand.
A device for reading and writing to the magnetic storage medium known as a hard disk
a memory location (register) where instructions being used for processing are stored.
A cycle during which information is entered, processed, outputted, and/or stored by a computer