CMSC 110 Ch 6

3D sound card

access time

arithmetic logic unit (ALU)

audio MIDI interface

bit rot (data degradation)

cache memory

clock cycle

clock speed

control unit

core

CPU benchmarks

CPU usage

CPU usage graph

graphics double data rate 6 (GDDR6)

graphics processing unit (GPU)

hard drive

head crash

hyperthreading

latency (rotational delay)

machine cycle

memory module (memory card)

M.2 form factor

Moore’s Law

nonvolatile storage

overclocking

parallel processing

physical memory

pipelining

platter

random access memory (RAM)

read/write head

redundant array of independent disks (RAID)

registers

sector

seek time

solid-state drive (SSD)

solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD)

sound card

surround sound

system clock

system evaluation

track

video card (video adapter)

video memory

volatile storage