System
(1)A group of interdependent items that interact regularly to perform a task.
(2)An established or organized procedure; a method.
(3) A computer system refers to the hardware and softwarecomponents that run a computer or computers.
(4) An information systemis a system that collects and stores data.
(5) On Macintoshes, System is short for System file, an essential program that runs whenever you start up a Macintosh. The System provides information to all other applications that run on a Macintosh. The System and Finder programs together make up the Mac OS.
(6) System often simply refers to the operating system.
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The bus that connects the CPU to main memory on the motherboard. I/O buses, which connect the CPU with the systems other components, branch off of the system bus. The system bus is also called the frontside bus, memory bus, local bus, or host bus.
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