Key Terms
accelerated graphics port (AGP) FireWire ports port adapter card firmware processor arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) flash memory RAM cache ASCII flash RAM random-access memory (RAM) binary system home PC read-only memory (ROM) bit Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) reduced instruction set computer (RISC) bus integrated circuit semiconductor bus line interface card serial port byte main board silicon chip cable megahertz (MHz) expansion slots cache memory microseconds small computer system interface (SCSI) card central processing unit (CPU) motherboard smart card chip network adapter card system board closed architecture open architecture system clock complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) parallel port television board complex instruction set computer (CISC) PC card Unicode control unit PC/TV universal serial bus (USB) port controller card Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) virtual memory data bus Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card word EBCDIC Plug and Play expansion card plug-in board