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arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
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the central part of a microprocessor that manipulates the data received by the processor
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ASCII
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acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII consists of 256 numbers assigned to the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, and other characters
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binary
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consists of only two integers - 0 and 1. binary math is the basis for manipulating all data in computers
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boolean operations
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logical operations, based on whether a statement is true or false, that are the equivalent of mathematical operations with numbers
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cache
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a block of high-speed memory where data is copied when it is retrieved from RAM. Then, if data is needed again, it can be retrieved from the cache rather than from RAM. Level 1 Cache is located on the motherboard separate from the processor. Level 2 is a part of the processor, making it even faster to retrieve
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capacitor
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a component that stores an electrical charge
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