Hardware
Inside the Case
Application Software
Miscellaneous
Input/Output/Processing/Storage
100
Visually displays what is happening inside the computer.
What is the monitor.
100
device that draws cooler air into the computer from the outside and expels warm air from inside
What is the case fan?
100
Type of software used for the creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text, such as Microsoft Word
What is word processing?
100
The operating system running your computer
What is Windows XP
100
keyboard
What is input?
200
A video camera attached directly to a computer which takes digital images and transmits them over the Internet
What is a webcam
200
the component that supplies power to the other components in a computer
What is the power supply unit?
200
Type of software for performing mathematical computations on numbers arranged in rows and columns, such as Microsoft Excel
What is spreadsheet?
200
sits on top of the processor and conducts heat away from the processor; made of metals with very good heat conducting properties
What is a heat sink?
200
printer
What is output?
300
Memory device typically the size of a keychain but can hold up to several gigabytes of data and are extremely portable.
What is a jump drive?
300
disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves near the light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from optical discs
What is a CD/DVD drive?
300
Type of software used to create slide shows containing text and graphics and also incorporating sound and visual effects, such as Microsoft PowerPoint
What is presentation?
300
the primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices
What is the motherboard?
300
CPU
What is processing?
400
the main body of a desktop computer, typically consisting of a plastic enclosure containing the motherboard, power supply, cooling fans, internal disk drives, and the memory modules and expansion cards that are plugged into the motherboard
What is the system unit?
400
a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together; control the timing and flow of data and instructions to and from the CPU
What is a chip set?
400
Type of software which allows the user to enter, retrieve, and update data in an organized and efficient manner, such as Microsoft Access
What is database?
400
The main working memory of a computer in which program instructions and data are stored where they are directly accessible to the central processing unit
What is RAM?
400
hard drive
What is storage?
500
small memory device that can be inserted into some electronic products, such as camcorders and digital cameras. They are used for storing digital media such as audio, video, or picture files
What is an SD card?
500
circuit of transistors and other electrical components on a chip that can process programs, remember information, or perform calculations; the brain of the computer
What is a processor?
500
Software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the Web, such as Explorer or Firefox
What is a browser?
500
A type of ROM that is used by the computer to establish basic communication and display some details about your system when the computer is first powered on
What is BIOS
500
microphone
What is input?
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