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An Intel CPU maintains a ____ containing descriptors for all memory segments.

Threads in the ____ are idle, pending availability of a CPU.

A computer’s physical devices and associated system software are called ____________________.

____ sensors capture input from special-purpose symbols placed on paper or the flat surfaces of 3D objects.

Bar-code readers use ____that sweep a narrow beam back and forth across the bar code.

The number of refresh cycles per second is normally stated in hertz and called the ____.

____ occurs when memory partitions allocated to a single process or purpose are scattered throughout physical memory.

____ store information about page locations, allocated page frames, and secondary storage space.

Touch position sensing in a touch screen is usually based on ____.

A blocked thread is waiting for an event to occur, such as allocation of a requested resource or correction of an error condition.