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"is the main circuit board of the system unit" (sometimes called a system board)?
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Motherboard
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"a case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data"?
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System unit
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"interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer"?
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Processor : (aka central processing unit) CPU
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"component of a processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations"?
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ALU (Arithmetic logic unit)
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"component of a processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer"?
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Control unit
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"slots on the motherboard that hold memory modules"?
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Memory slots
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"slots on the motherboard that hold memory modules"?
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Memory slots
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"electronic components in a computer that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions"?
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Memory
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"pointing device that fits comfortably under the palm of a user's hand"?
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Mouse
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"a roll of film, usually 100 to 215 feet long, on which microscopic images of documents are stored"?
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Microfilm
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"a small sheet of film, usually about 4 inches by 6 inches in size, on which microscopic images of documents are stored"?
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Microfiche
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"operating system activity that optimizes the use of random access memory (RAM)"?
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Memory management
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"multi-tasking operating system that is the latest version of the Macintosh operating system"?
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Mac OS X
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"Item on the computer screen that contains a list of commands from which a user can make selections"?
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Menu
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"measurement of the amount of time it takes the process to read data, instructions, and information from memory"?
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Access time
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