Chapter 4 Objectives
Differentiate among various styles
of system units
Identify chips, adapter cards, and other components of a motherboard
Describe the components of a processor and how they complete a machine cycle
Identify characteristics of various personal computer processors on the market today
Define a bit and describe how a series of bits represents data
Explain how programs transfer in
and out of memory
Differentiate among the various
types of memory
Describe the types of expansion slots and adapter cards
Explain the difference among a serial port, a parallel port, a USB port, and other ports
Describe how buses contribute to a
computer’s processing speed
Identify components in mobile computers
and mobile devices
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