Keyboards
What does a keyboard do?
allows you to type numbers, Letters and symbols
Often compared to a desk's surface, this part of the computer serves as its "short-term" memory for data currently in use what is it called?
A RAM
What is it called when you click the left side of a mouse?
Left click
This hardware component is responsible for interpreting and executing instructions from the computer's programs what is the computer part called
A CPU
This large circuit board acts as the central hub that connects the CPU, RAM, and all other internal components what is this part called?
The MOTHERBOARD
Along with the mouse, this is the most common device used for inputting data into a computer what is the input device called?
A keyboard
What does the ram do?
Short-term, high-speed workspace, temporarily holding data and Storing data for apps.
What do you use a mouse for?
scrolling,selecting and navigating through the computer.
What is the CPU like for a computer?
It is the brain of the computer.
What is the Motherboard act like for a computer?
The motherboard acts as the central nervous system and backbone of a computer
Is the keyboard a input or output device?
Input Device
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Is the mouse an input or output device
input device
What does CPU stand for
Central processing unit
What does the Motherboard do?
It connects all other important parts
What part of the keyboard helps you move without the mouse
The arrow keys/Touch screen computer
Is the RAM a input device, output device, neither, or both
Both
Why are mouses called Mouses?
Because they strongly resembled a real mouse with a tail
The CPU gets its orders when you type on a keyboard or click on this handheld device.
A Mouse
Is the motherboard a input device, output device, neither, or both
Neither
Typist are taught to keep their fingers on this specific middle row, which includes the keys A, S, D, and F what is that row called?
Home row
Because it stores data in capacitors that slowly leak their charge, Dynamic RAM must perform this specific process thousands of times per second to keep its data what is the process the ram needs to perform?
Refreshing
Before the name "mouse" was universal, early researchers often called the device this shelled animal because of its hard casing and hidden moving parts underneath what was the mouse called before mouse was invented?
A Turtle
The CPU uses this "three-letter" memory to store things it is working on right now.
A RAM
On the back of the motherboard, you will find these "holes" or plugs used to connect your mouse, keyboard, and headphones what are the holes Called?
Ports