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12 Cards in this Set
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Fetch
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Microprocessor gets a software instruction from memory telling it what to do with the data.
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Decode
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Microprocessor determines what the instruction means
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Execute
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Microprocessor performs the instruction.
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Transistor
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A type of switch that contains no moving parts and uses electricity to turn itself on and off.
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Micron
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A unit of measure that is one millionth of a meter; synonymous with micrometer.
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Architectural Design
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the desighning of a microprocessor
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logic design
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putting the logic blocks together
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circuit design
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build circuitry and connect transistors in a microprocessor
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mass desighn
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when they put all the info in the computer
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Silicon wafers
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A thin, flat piece of semiconductor crystal used in the manufacture of microprocessors and integrated circuits. Circuit components are created on the surface of the wafer through a series of manufacturing techniques that include layering and etching.
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Mask
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lare like stencils used to create the desighn for circuit parts
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Photoresist
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a light sensitive chemical
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