Episode 2
What is a hardware?
Any part of the computer that has physical structure.
What is a monitor’s main purpose?
To display images and text on the screen.
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus.
Is the motherboard necessary in the computer? If not, what can you replace it with?
The motherboard is necessary.
What is another name for a touchpad?
The trackpad.
What is a server’s main use?
To serve information to the computer.
What are the most common mouse alternatives?
Trackball and touchpad.
Is there more than one type of printer? If so name two.
Inkjet, laser, photo or all-in-one printers.
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory.
What are laptops designed for?
Portability.
What is a software?
Set of instructions that’s tells hardware what to do.
Does a computer case contain software or hardware?
Hardware
Does a USB port work with a CD or only a USB drive?
Only a USB drive.
What types of computers need a Power supply unit?
A desktop computer or anything with a computer case.
Are laptops or desktop computers normally more expensive?
Laptops.
Is a monitor hardware or software.
A monitor is hardware.
Which keys are considered function keys?
F1 through F12.
What does a scanner do?
Allow you to copy a physical image or document and save it to your computer as a digital image.
Which parts of the inside of the computer can you add more of?
RAM, video cards and Bluetooth cards.
Does the laptop need to be plugged in to be used? Why?
No the laptop doesn’t need to be plugged in because it can be charged.
Are wired earbuds considered software or something else? If so, what are they considered?
They are not considered software, they are wearables.
How many different parts of a basic keyboard are there?
13.
How many different parts of the front of a computer case are there?
4.
do you need to have any expansion cards for your computer to run or does the computer have the necessary parts?
The computer has the necessary parts already.
Does a laptop need to have peripherals to be used, or does it have them already? Name 1 that it needs or has already.
It doesn’t need them it has them already and it has a touchpad and a battery.