The Components of

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Chapter 4

• The Components of
• The System Unit

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• The System Unit
• Processor Chip
• Memory Modules
• Expansion Cards
• Ports
• Connectors
• The Motherboard

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• Central Processing Unit
• The Control Unit
• Machine / Instruction Cycle
• Fetch
• Decode
• Execute
• Store
• I-time
• E-time
• MIPS
• The ALU
• Arithmetic / Comparison / Logical Ops

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• The System Clock
• Clock Cycle
• Hertz
• Pipelining
• Registers
• Processor Upgrades
• Heat Sinks and Pipes
• Coprocessors
• Parallel Processing

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• Data Representation
• Bit
• Byte
• Memory
• Stored Program Concept
• Address
• KB/MB/GB
• Volatile/Non-Volatile

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• RAM
• Volatile
• DRAM
• SRAM
• 32MB/64MB/256MB
• CACHE
• ROM
• Non-Volatile
• Programmable-ROM
• Microcode
• EEPROM

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• Flash Memory
• Non-Volatile
• CMOS
• Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-conductor Memory
• Configuration Info
• Memory Access Time
• Expansion Slots/Cards
• Plug and Play

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• PORTS and CONNECTORS
• Serial Ports
• Parallel Ports
• Universal Serial Bus Port
• BUSES
• Data Bus
• Address Bus
• Bus Width
• Word Size
• System Bus
• Expansion Bus