An electronic device that manipulates data.
What is a computer?
A box, usually made of metal or plastic, that holds a computer’s main components
What is a computer case?
Where the power cord is connected.
What is a power socket?
A computer's main circuit board.
What is the motherboard?
A portable type of personal computer with an all-in-one design.
What is a laptop.
Any physical part of a computer.
What is hardware?
Displays images and text.
What is a monitor?
Device that is plugged into the various ports on a computer
What is a peripheral device?
What a processor's speed is measured in.
What is gigahertz?
A touch-sensitive pad that lets one control the cursor by making a drawing motion with ones finger.
What is a trackpad?
A set of instructions that tell a computer’s hardware what to do.
What is software?
Stops a function or action.
What is the escape key?
Used for connecting speakers, microphones, and headsets.
What is an audio port /jack?
What RAM is measured in.
What are gigabytes?
Allows the computer to be used even when not plugged in
What is a battery?
1981
What year was the IBM model 5150 (IBM PC) released?
Key that erases characters to the right of the cursor.
What is the delete key?
Empty slots at the back of a computer case used for upgrades.
What are expansion slots?
Central Processing Unit.
What is CPU?
A proprietary power cable that recharges the battery
What is an AC adapter?
1984
When was the original Apple Macintosh Computer introduced?
Key that executes commands
What is the enter key?
Universal Serial Bus
What is a USB?
Random Access Memory.
What is RAM
A device that allows a cord with a different end to be used in the port
What is an adapter?