What is a Computer
What is a computer?
An electronic device that can manipulate information and data.
What is a Touchpad?
An alternative to a mouse, a touch sensitive pad as the pointer.
Is a microphone an input or output device
An Input Device
What does a hard drive store?
Software, Documents, and Files
Do laptops usually have fewer or more ports than a computer?
Fewer Ports
What is Hardware?
The physical structure of a computer.
What is a Trackball?
A mouse alternative, A ball that can rotate freely as the pointer,
Are speakers/headphones an input or output device?
An Output Device.
What is a computers main circuit board called?
The Motherboard
Which tend to be more expensive, laptops or computers
Laptops
What is Software?
Software is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it.
Name at least one main component a computer case contain.
Motherboard, CPU, and Power supply
Is a web camera an input or output device?
An Input Device
What does a CPU do for a computer?
Carry out Commands
What is a Laptop Computer?
A Portable Computer with an all-in-one design
What year was the Mac introduced?
1984
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What is a Scanner?
A device that allows you to copy an image or document and save it on your computer digitally.
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
What is an AC adapter?
A power cable that chargers a laptop.
What year was the PC introduced?
1981
Older Monitors use what display?
Cathode Ray Tube
What is a Peripheral?
Devices you can plug into the extra ports in a computer.
A USB used to connect devices to a computer that does not have bluetooth is called...
A Dongle
What is the difference between a laptop and computer battery wise.
A laptop has a battery, so you can use it while it’s not plugged in, while a computer needs to stay plugged in.