What is a mouse?
Type of hardware used to click and navigate to different things on the computer.
What does a keyboard do?
A keyboard is a way to communicate with a computer. Like typing (answering typing or something related would be right)
How do speakers and headphones work?
Their output devices, they send information from the computer to the user.
How does a hard drive work?
Stores your software, documents, and other files
What does a touchpad do?
Lets you control pointer with your finger instead of a mouse
What is a computer?
an electronic device that manipulates data. /Has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data.
What can be used aside from a mouse?
Trackball, or the touchpad (either answer would be right)
What do scanners do?
They copy a physical image or document and save it to your computer as a digital
What is a Motherboard?
The motherboard is the computer's main circuit board.
What is a all in one design?
A computer that has a built in keyboard and touchpad
What are the different types of computers?
(name 3)
Desktop computers, Laptop computers, Tablet computers, and Servers (any of these named are right)
What does a video card do?
it displays images and text on the screen.
What does a webcam do?
It transmits videos over the Internet in real time, which allows for video chat and more
What part of the computer is known as short term memory?
RAM OR (random access memory)
Is a laptop or a desktop more expensive?
Laptops are more expensive.
What is the difference between Hardware and software?
Hardware, is a physical structure (like a mouse) While the Software tells hardware what to do and how to do it
How does a monitor work?
It works with a video card, located inside the computer case, to display images and text on the screen.
What are peripherals?
Different types of devices into the extra ports on your computer.
What’s a different name for CPU? (not what it stands for but a nickname for it)
known as the brain of the computer
What’s the main difference between a laptop and a monitor?
Laptops can be easily moved while monitors can’t
When were Mac's introduced?
What is a computer case?
The metal or plastic box that contains the main components of the computer, like the motherboard, CPU, and power supply
What are the most common types of peripherals? (Answer at least 2)
Printers, Scanners, Speakers/ headphones, microphones, webcams (any of these are right)
What’s the importance of a network card?
allows your computer to communicate over a network and access the internet
What do computers and monitors have in common?
They tend to run the same software