Safety
Binary
Key Terms
Hardware Functions
Wild Card
100
To avoid ESD and injuring yourself or damaging the components of the computer you do this.
What is grounding yourself?
100
The smallest form of data that can be stored on a computer.
What is a Bit?
100
These are optional pieces of equipment that input or output data.
What are peripherals?
100
This is the brains of the computer.
What is the CPU?
100
This is often refereed to as "BIOS" What does this acronym stand for?
What is the Basic Input-Output System
200
You can wear this on your wrist to keep yourself safe from ESD when working on computers.
What is a Ground Bracelet?
200
The two numbers that make up the binary system.
What is 0 and 1?
200
This is a volatile memory system into which programs are loaded.
What is RAM?
200
This component is volatile and increases the speed and amount of data that can be held in memory.
What is RAM?
200
This is the second step in the boot process.
What is POST
300
You should always wear one of these when cleaning dust from a PC.
What is a dust mask?
300
This is the base system of binary.
What is base 2?
300
This is the first attempt at standardizing computer characters.
What is ASCII?
300
This is a slot on the motherboard that can be used to give the computer more functionality.
What is a PCI or PCI-E slot?
300
This is the proper name for this screwdriver.
What is a Phillips head screwdriver
400
You should always check this on the motherboard is off before working on any computer.
What is the light on the motherboard?
400
This is the total number of bits contained in a byte.
What is 8 bits?
400
This is a magnetic storage media consisting of a set of magnetic disks and a read / write head.
What is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?
400
This is a base for all of the components in your computer. It is sometimes called the mainboard or MOBO
What is a motherboard?
400
You can use one of these cards to diagnose problems during the power on self test.
What is a POST card?
500
You should never dismantle this part of a computer without proper training.
What is the PSU?
500
This becomes 1010 when converted to binary.
What is the number 10?
500
This is an assemblage of electronic modules that interact with software.
What is a Computer?
500
This component gives the computer to interact with portable magnetic strip storage devices.
What is a floppy disk drive.
500
This is a small amount of memory on the motherboard that stores the BIOS settings.
What is CMOS also known as Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor