​The ____________________ transmits data between computer system components.

​A(n) ____________________ is one concentric circle of a platter, or the surface area that passes under a read/write head when its position is fixed.

____________________ is a more traditional approach to multiprocessing that uses two or more processors on a single motherboard or set of interconnected motherboards.

The tendency of magnetically charged particles to lose their charge over time is called ____.

Disk drives share one set of read/write circuits among all read/write heads.

Primary storage devices must closely match CPU speed and word size to avoid ____________________.

Many computer system designers rely on ____ to implement disk caching.

A(n) ____ is a communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device.

During a write operation, a cache acts similarly to a buffer.

The ____________________ distributes electrical power to directly attached devices or their device controllers.