What is a computer?
What is an example of hardware?
Keyboard or mouse
What are the basic parts of a desktop?
Computer case, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cord.
What is in the back of the computer case?
Connection ports
What does the motherboard hold?
The CPU, memory, connectors for the hard drive and optical drives
What is a laptop computer?
A personal computer that can be easily moved and used in a variety of locations.
What does software do?
Set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it.
What are the components of the computer?
Motherboard, central processing unit (CPU), and power supply.
What does the printer do?
Prints documents, photos and anything that appears on your screen.
What is a CPU?
Two-inch ceramic square with a silicon chip located inside.
What’s an other name for a touchpad?
Trackpad
What are different types of computers?
Desktop, laptop, tablet and servers
What is the mouse also known as?
Pointing device
What does a scanner do?
Allows you to copy a physical image or document and save it to your computer as a digital (computer-readable) image
How are processor’s speed measured?
In megahertz and gigahertz
What tends to be more expensive, a laptop or desktop?
Laptops
What does a computer do?
An electronic device that manipulates information, or data.
What are the two different types of mouse?
Optical and mechanical
What is a digital camera?
Lets you capture pictures and videos in a digital format.
What is a RAM?
System’s short-term memory
How is a laptop different from a desktop?
Laptops are designed for portability, there are some important differences between them and desktop computers.
What is an example of a software?
Google, Safari
What is a trackball?
Is a ball that can rotate freely. Instead of moving the device like a mouse, you can roll the ball with your thumb to move the pointer.
What do you control with a game controller?
Control computer games
How is RAM measured?
Megabytes and gigabytes
What are examples of things to connect to turn your laptop into a desktop computer?
A regular mouse, larger monitor, and other peripherals.