| A | B |
| 1024 bytes | KILOBYTE |
| 8 bits | BYTE |
| Error checking method | PARITY |
| Does Arithmetic & logic comparisons | ALU |
| Location of a piece of data in memory | ADDRESS |
| Main circuit board | MOTHERBOARD |
| Memory that can be read from but not changed | ROM |
| One On or Off position | bit |
| Temporarily stores current data and commands during processing | RAM |
| Where the computer program instructions are executed and data is maniupulated | CPU |
| Manages the processing by controlling the Machine Cycle | CONTROL UNIT |
| One of the factors that affect processing speed | WORD SIZE |