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Computer Terminology

Questions and answers about different terms related to computers, as well as computer language that is popularly used today.

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1 megabyte equals to how many bits?

Finishing up with some math, I got somewhere around 1048576 bits in 1 single megabit.

List the various components of a Network Infrastructure?

There are several different types of networks and the infrastructure is different for each. For a WAN, the components include Design and Configuration, Quality of Service, Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), and Bandwidth Provisioning.

How does the CPU find data and instructions stored in memory?

Memory in a computer system is divided into segments. The logical size of these segments varies from system to system, and from operating system to operating system. Each of these segments is assigned a unique address, which is called a memory address.

Memory addresses are commonly represented in hexadecimal format on modern computer systems. Generally speaking, many recent 32-bit operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, are able to assign 32-bit memory addresses, which is 2^32 unique addresses, or 4,294,967,295 different memory locations. Each memory address (also known as memory blocks) points to one byte of data (or storage space) within the memory system. Thus, most 32-bit operating systems utilizing 32-bit memory addressing are limited to 4GB of total memory, since memory capacity beyond this has no way to be assigned an address.

Newer 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows 7 x64, that use a 64-bit memory addressing scheme (2^64) are able to address up to 16 exabytes of memory. (Note that this is considered practically unlimited in the terms of current computer memory usages.)

Thus, when a program issues a command for the CPU to recover data or instructions from memory, the CPU will locate the correct data location using the memory address assigned to the requested data. In most modern operating systems, the actual physical assignment of data and / or instructions in memory is controlled by the operating system itself.

How many kb equal to 8 gb?

8gb x 1024= 8192mb x 1024= 8388608kb x 1024= 8589934592 bytes.

How can you determine whether a motherboard is an atx or btx board based on the cpu's location in relation to the expansion slots?

On an ATX motherboard, the CPU will be placed above and parallel to the expansion slots, towards the top of the case. On an AT or Baby AT motherboard, the CPU will be placed in front of the expansion slots, towards the front of the case.

How does system clock speed affect a computer speed?

There are several numbers and terms here that must be understood before that question can be answered. Many computer processors use a front side bus to communicate with the north bridge and RAM. The speed of that bus determines how quickly the CPU can read and write to memory as well as other peripherals. For ease of synchronizing those systems, many CPUs will set their Core processor speed to a multiple of that FSB. The actual "speed" of your CPU will be determined by the FSB * multiplier, but most CPUs will actually execute several instructions per core clock "tick." It's very difficult to determine how fast a computer will be compared to another one based solely on the clock speeds.

How many colors can a 32-bit computer display?

The 32-bit color offered by many current operating systems is actually 24-bits of color with 8-bits allocated to an alpha channel or data. This results in a color depth of 16,777,216 different colors. It is said that the human eye can only distinguish between 10 million different colors.

How much is 1 byte?

A byte = 8 bits.

A bit = either a 1 or a 0 ("on" or "off") A bit is the smallest unit of measure for data.

1/0 = bit

4 bits = nibble

8 bits = byte

1024 bytes = kilobyte

1024 kilobytes = megabyte

1024 megabytes = gigabyte

1024 gigabytes = terabyte.

What is the Process (Fetch Decode Execute Store)?

The program counter in the processor holds the address of the next instruction needed from main memory. The program counter copies its contents into the memory address register. The memory address register then sends the address along the address bus to main memory and the contents of the memory location specified by the address are sent along the data bus to the memory buffer register. The contents of the memory buffer register are then copied to the current instruction register where they are decoded and executed.

How much kilobytes would a film on DVD be?

No. Much, much more than that.

On average one movie is 2GB. That's two gigabytes.

A high definition (HD) movie would be around 3 or 4.5GB

What is the difference between window and dialog page?

To be precise all dialog boxes are windows, but, a dialog is one that requires input from the user such as the Print dialogue and remains in front of the application window until cancelled or completed unlike a new email window which can be minimised. In addition to this, The basic difference between a dialog box and a window is: 1. A dialog box expects immediate response from the user. However, a window does not expect immediate reponse. Moreover, a dialog box closes to process user reponse. This is not the case with a window. 2. A window consists of minimize, maximize, and close buttons on the right end of the title bar.

On the other hand, a dialog box only consists of help and close buttons on it title bar. 3. A dialog box consists of OK and Cancel buttons on the lower right corner.

A window, on the other hand, does not consist of such buttons.

What is a 11 letter computer word?

Only one I can think of is Solid Disk Drive but it's 16 letters not 11

Which is larger GB or GHz?

These values are incomparable.

GB = GigaByte = 1,073,741,824 Bytes

GHz = GigaHertz = 1,000,000,000 Hertz

GB is a measure of storage space, while GHz is a measure of frequency.

What is a cooling unit computer wise?

There are two main types: Air
Water
Air cooling just uses fans to dissipate heat.
Water cooling tends to be used in top-end custom built PC's and uses water to remove heat from components such as the processor RAM etc

What is the Layer between the OS and the hardware?

The HAL (hardware abstraction layer) is the layer between the OS and the hardware

How many hours of online gaming for 3 GB data?

No One Really Know's, The Only Way You Could Find Out Is, Playing For An Hour, Then Checking Your Usages And See How Much Went Down

How do wireless transmissions work?

brads work by placing your balls around your shafting and tying it, perferably in a bow

What is the difference between PGA and LGA?

LGA : Land Grid Array <== pins are in the socket, no pins are attached on the CPU, only pads.

PGA: Pin Grid Array <== pins are attached on to the socket, the socket has some sort of "holes" that hold the processor

Difference between manual data processing electronic data processing?

Manual Data Processing is Done by hands and their is no use of computers in this, on the other hand in EDP, Computers are used and this is more reliable and fast as compared to Manual Data Processing... EDP is less time consuming, less costly, more relaible, more accurate, faster as compared to manual data processing......

Naveed Rehman

Pakistan

Manual Data Processing is Done by hands and their is no use of electicity in this, on the other hand in EDP, electricity is used.