Computer Parts 1
an electronic device for storing and processing data, takes input and gives output
What is computer
An interface card installed in the computer to control visual output on a monitor.
What is a video card
A chip that is the "brains" of your computer that processes the information
What is CPU (Central Processing Unit)
The main job of the CPU is to execute programs using the following cycle
What is the fetch-decode-execute cycle (FDE cycle)?
An internet browser such as Chrome, Pages, Keynote, and iMovie are examples of this
What is software?
Physical parts or components of a computer
What is computer hardware
a computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling
What is a laptop?
A piece of plastic that has a ball on the bottom and two buttons on the top
What is a Mouse
Contains all the basic code for controlling your computer hardware (such as keyboards, mice, monitors, and hard drives)
What is BIOS?
The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.
What is an operating system?
Information processed or stored by a computer
What is data
A small removable data storage device. (Secondary)
What is a USB flash drive?
A main board of the computer that has many chips on it. This makes the computer work. It is also where the memory and the processing are found.
What is the motherboard
A process by which a CPU divides up its physical cores into virtual cores that are treated as if they are actually physical cores by the operating system
What is hyperthreading?
What is Windows?
Manipulating data within the computer
What is processing
A type of memory that can be classified as DDR4 or DDR5
What is RAM?
A connector on your motherboard that is used as an interface for connecting a host bus adapter to a mass storage device or optical drive
What is a SATA connector?
An expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer
What is a sound card?
a type of software that can be installed and run on a computer, tablet, smartphone or other electronic devices
What is an app (application)?
Instructs hardware to perform tasks
What is software?
Written to perform a specified task with a computer
What is a program?
A component of your CPU that controls the sequence in which instructions move in and out of the processor
What is the Control Unit?
A built-in slot on a device that allows for the attachment of various hardware components such as network cards, modems, and sound cards
What is a PCI slot?
Any programming language that enables development of a program in a much more user-friendly programming context
What is a high level language?