| A | B |
|---|
| Microprocessor | silicon computer brain, smaller than a dime |
| fetch | when microprocessor gets software instruction |
| decode | determines meaning of instruction |
| execute | microprocessor performs instructions |
| transistor | switch with no moving parts, uses electricity to turn itself on and off |
| micron | measurement of .0001 of a centimeter |
| wafer | flat piece of semiconductor crystal |
| embedded processor | A chip designed with a specific set of usable instructions |
| software | programs and data that make computer hardware function |
| binary code | code of 0's and 1's that represent info |
| Bit | A binary digit, a 0 or a 1. |
| ASCII | Standard computer language |
| Data | items of information stored in the computer |
