Computers can perform _____ and ______ decisions faster than a human can
Calculations, logical
They can perform _____ of calculations per second
Billions
_______ is the world’s fastest supercomputer.
Fujitsu’s Fukuga’s
Supercomputer upper limits are ____ quickly
Growing
Computers process data under the _____ of sequences of instructions called _______
Control, computer programs
The sequences are ordered actions specified by people called ______
Programmers.
A computer consists of various physical devices referred to as ______
Hardware
Computer costs are _____ rapidly
Dropping
Now we have _____ computer chips
Silicon
______ is one of the most _____ materials on the earth
Silicon, abundant
Computers and computerized devices are becoming _____
Commodities
For many decades, every year or two, computers’ capacities have approximately doubled inexpensively. This remarkable trend often is called ______
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law is named after ______ Moore, co-______ of _____, and the person who identified this trend in the 19__s
Gordon, founder, Intel, 1960s
Intel is the leading _________ of the processors in today’s computers and _______ systems
Manufacturer, embedded.
Key executives at computer-processor companies NVIDIA and Arm have indicated that Moore’s Law ________ applies
No longer
Computer processor power continues to increase but relies on new processor design, such as __________ processors
Multi-core
Information carrying capacity
Bandwidth
Input unit (______)
Receieving
Obtains information (_____ and ______) from _____ devices and places it at the other units’ disposal for ________
Data and computer programs, input, processing
Output units (______)
Shipping
Output units take information the computer has _______ and places it on various ____ devices
Processed, output
Memory unit (_______)
Warehouse
The memory unit a has ____ capacity section and _____ information entered through _____ unit making it immediately available to ________ when needed
Low, retains, processing
The memory unit retains information until it can be placed on _____ devices by the ____ unit
Output, output
