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2. What is a sustem bus? Why is it called a system "bus"?
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3. What is a central processing unit (or CPU)? What are some different brands of processing chips?
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4. What is the function of the hard drive?
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5. What are RAM and ROM? (Make sure to highlight the difference!)
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6. What are expansion slots? Why are these important? Why might these not be as important in the future?
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7. Outline at least four examples of peripheral devices which can be used with a personal computer.
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8. What is the function of the power supply? What are the power voltages which a computer uses?
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