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Card 16

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A temporary convenient holding bay that holds information for the control unit

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Card 17

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An operation carried out by the ALU that uses logic gates

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Card 18

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The binary language that a CPU uses to carry out calculations and control tasks

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Card 19

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The means by which a CPU organizes its instructions

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Card 20

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The observation that computers are becoming increasingly complex as the number transistors on integrated circuits doubles ~every 2 years

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Card 21

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Memory that is permanent

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Card 22

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An advanced computer that can process multiple calculations at once

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Card 23

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A type of computer memory that stores all the information needed for a currently running program

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Card 24

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A type of computer memory that holds fundamental information needed to run the BIOS

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Card 25

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A component that can be turned on and off to amplify a signal

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