Computer Hardware
This component of a computer system connects all other hardware components together and facilitates communication between them.
What is the motherboard?
This popular office suite includes software for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
What is Microsoft Office?
This company introduced the IBM PC in 1981, which became one of the first widely successful personal computers.
What is IBM (International Business Machines Corporation)?
This pointing device is used to move the cursor on the screen and interact with graphical user interfaces.
What is a mouse?
This communication protocol is used to send and receive emails over the internet.
What is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)?
What type of memory is volatile and used by the CPU to store data temporarily during processing?
What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?
What type of software is designed to manage and organize data in a structured format, such as tables and records?
What is database software?
In what year was the World Wide Web (WWW) invented by Tim Berners-Lee?
What is 1989?
What input device is used to draw, write, or interact with a computer by touching the screen directly?
What is a touchscreen?
What is the term for a network topology where each node is connected to a central hub or switch?
What is a star network?
This hardware component is responsible for rendering images and videos on a computer screen.
What is the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)?
This type of software allows users to create, edit, and design digital images and graphics.
What is graphics editing software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop)?
This scientist and mathematician is often credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, known as the "Pascaline," in the 17th century.
Who is Blaise Pascal?
This output device produces hard copies of digital documents and images on paper.
What is a printer?
This organization is responsible for assigning and managing IP addresses globally to ensure unique identification of devices on the internet.
What is ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)?