Parts of a Computer
The role of this item is to control each unit and connect them together. If there is no ________, computer will not run.
motherboard
How many bytes are in a megabyte?
one million
Name an input device
answers varies
This is the number of unique digits used in the binary system.
TWO
Storage and memory at the same thing, True or False
False
CPU stand for......
Computer Processing Unit
how many bytes in a kilobyte?
one thousand
Name an output device
answers varies
To represent the number 1 in binary, you would write this.
Hard drive
What is the main, permanent data storage device inside every computer
RAM stands for
Random-access memory or readily accessible memory
how many bytes in a gigabyte?
one million
Name an operating system we talked about in class.
Windows or Mac OS
Computers use binary code because it's easy to represent these two electrical states.
On/Off
What does the GPU do?
it is the graphic processing unit and makes games run smoothly or streams etc.
This does most of the calculations which allows a computer to function
The CPU
(Brain)
What is ROM?
Read only memory
What is a processor?
A tiny chip inside the computer that takes input and gives the correct output
What does a 0 mean in binary code?
Off
How long has Mr. Frick been teaching?
Name one device that is both input and output.
Touch screen phone
General term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices
a)Computer Virus
b)Router
c)Software
Software
the physical parts of a computer system, including the monitor, central processing unit, memory, storage disks, printers and scanners, and network equipment, such as routers and servers
hardware
Why do computers use binary code and not the decimal system with 10 digits?
It makes the computer faster and work less using binary code
What are Mr. Frick's family animal's names?
Tiger, Domino, Tinkerbell, Babygirl