1. chip that stores data that can be accessed from anywhere in approximately the same amount of time form factor 2. base 2 numerical system; a system of numbers using only 0s and 1s random-access memory (ram) 3. the term used to describe the shape and layout of a computer component such as a motherboard or hard drive gigahertz (ghz) 4. one billion cycles per second binary numbers 5. a chip whose purpose is to handle inputs and outputs processor 6. network of circuitry on a motherboard or chip bus