Input Devices
This device lets you type letters, numbers, and commands.
What is a keyboard?
This device displays text and images on a screen.
What is a monitor?
Known as the “brain” of the computer.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
This type of storage is found inside most computers and holds the operating system and files.
What is a hard drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD)?
This moves heat away from a CPU or GPU.
What is a heatsink or cooling fan?
This hand-held device moves a pointer on the screen.
What is a mouse?
These produce sound output from a computer.
What are speakers?
This type of memory is temporary and erased when the computer is turned off.
What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?
This portable storage device plugs into a USB port.
What is a flash drive?
This card provides a computer with wireless internet connectivity.
What is a NIC card or wi-fi card?
This flat surface can detect your finger movement as an alternative to a mouse.
What is a touchpad?
This device produces a paper copy of a digital document.
What is a printer?
This component holds all the other main parts and connects them together.
What is the motherboard?
This type of storage is internet-based.
What is cloud storage?
This slot on a motherboard is used for adding expansion cards like graphics or sound cards.
What is a PCI or PCIe slot?
This device can convert physical printed text or images into a digital format in a computer.
What is a scanner?
A headset combines these two output and input functions.
What are headphones and a microphone?
This power supply converts electricity from the wall into usable power for components.
What is the PSU (Power Supply Unit)?
This type of optical disc can store movies and games.
What is a CD/DVD?
This cable connects monitors to the computer and transmits video signals.
What is an HDMI or DisplayPort cable?
This input device detects voice or other sound.
What is a microphone?
A projector displays images from a computer onto this surface.
What is a screen or wall?
This card processes and renders images and videos for the display.
What is a graphics card (GPU)?
This older removable storage medium was common in the 1990s and held 1.44 MB.
What is a floppy disk?
This small battery on the motherboard keeps track of time and BIOS settings.
What is a CMOS battery?