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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

silicon chip

The popular name for an integrated circuit is a (silicon) chip; a solid state micro-circuit in which all the components (such as transistors and capacitors) are formed within a very thin slice of silicon.

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microprocessorchipcomponentintegrated circuitprinted circuit board (PCB)fourth-generation computermicrocomputerthird-generation computer
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