Parts of a Computer
The main circuit board inside a computer that connects the different parts of a computer together.
What is the motherboard
The most commonly used type of secondary storage device, which stores bits of data as aligned particles on the surface of a magnetic disk.
What is a hard drive
A standard wireless technology that uses radio waves to connect devices.
What is Wi-Fi
A program whose purpose is to damage or destroy computer data, cause a computer to behave in unexpected ways, or interfere with the operation of a network, all while concealing and replicating itself
What is a virus
The display screen used to provide visual output from a computer.
What is a monitor
A piece of the computer’s hardware that processes and compares data and completes arithmetic and logical operations.
What is the CPU
A small storage device that uses flash memory and connects to the computer through a USB port; also called a pen drive, jump drive, or thumb drive.
What is a USB flash drive
It receives and sends data on computer networks.
What is a router
A computer that provides data to other computers
What is a server
An individual’s personal computer that resides on a desk or table
What is a desktop Computer
A flat control surface used to move the cursor and perform like a computer mouse, typically on a laptop computer
What is a touchpad
Areas on Internet servers where data and applications can be stored and accessed.
What is cloud storage
The system that allows hardware devices to communicate with one another, run efficiently, and support software programs. Example: Microsoft windows
What is an operating system
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Stands for Universal Serial Bus. A standard that allows Communication between devices, such as between a flash drive and a computer
What is a USB
This stores data and instructions while the computer is working
What is RAM
Stands for Secure Digital memory card. A type of memory card typically used in digital cameras.
Programs that tells a computer what to do and how to do it
What is Software
This stores data and instructions while the computer is working
What is RAM
A personal computer that is small enough to be carried around
What is a laptop
A very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical and logical operations.
What is a microchip
A computer that provides data to other computers.
What is a server
Areas on Internet servers where data and applications can be stored and accessed.
What is cloud storage
A piece of the computer’s hardware that processes and compares data and completes arithmetic and logical operations.
What is the CPU
The physical components of the computer
What is hardware