Hardware and Software
Hardware and Software
Hardware and Software
Hardware and Software
Hardware and Software
100
devices that input information into the computer such as a keyboard, mouse, scanner, and digital camera.
What is Input devices?
100
Hard Drive, SSD
What are Data Storage Devices?
100
The byte is the standard unit of measurement
What is Computer Memory?
100
Video cards plug into the motherboard and are used to display video.
What is a Video Cards?
100
measured in pixel per inch PPI and printer resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi).
What is Screen resolution?
200
devices that output information from the computer such as a printer and monitor.
What is an Output Device?
200
compact disk read only memory
What is a CD-ROM?
200
stores data that is processing. This type of memory is erased when the computer is turned off.
What is RAM?
200
video memory that enhances the refreshment rate of the image.
What is VRAM?
200
Networks are networks usually in the same company or building. The Local Area Network is connected via telephone lines or radio waves.
What is LAN?
300
The Brain” of the Computer.
What is Central Processing Unit(cpu)?
300
is magnetic storage device for small amounts of data
What is a Floppy diskette?
300
contains special instructions for the computer to operate.
What is ROM?
300
Ports are an interface between the computer and another peripheral device such as a disk drive, mouse, printer, modem, monitor, camera, FLASH drive or keyboard
What are Ports?
300
are systems of LANs that are connected. (Wide-area network)
What is WAN?
400
The speed at which a microprocessor executes instructions. This is usually measured in megahertz (MHz).
What is the processor speed?
400
is a compact and portable electronic storage device.
What is a Flash drive?
400
increases the speed of the processor by recording and anticipating instructions.
What is Cache memory?
400
are devices that plug into a computer and are not housed internally.
What are Peripherals?
400
how much information can be carried in a given time period (usually a second) over a wired or wireless
What is Bandwidth
500
also called the microprocessor may contain an entire processing unit.
What is a Computer chip?
500
Plug and PLay
What is a USB?
500
is a set of images and icons seen on the desktop used to operate a program.
What is a GUI?
500
refers to the number of pixels (picture elements) in the monitor image.
What is Resolution?
500
the rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel
What is Baud Rate?
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