Hardware
Software
Network
Devices
Computers
100
Holds all of the major computing components for a deskside or server.
What is the "tower".
100
The software that runs the computer.
What is the "Operating System" or "OS"?
100
Linked computers and data.
What is the "Network"?
100
Provides data to an end user.
What is an "output" device?
100
A computer generally accessed by one individual at a time
What is a "PC" or "Personal Computer"?
200
Persist a power on password.
What is a battery or power source?
200
Software that runs on top of the Operating System that interfaces with the end user
What is an "Application" or "App"?
200
Network of networks
What is the "internet" or "Wide area network"?
200
Provides data to the computer
What is an "input" device?
200
A small portable PC
What is "lap Top" or "Note Book"
300
Main board that hosts adapter cards, memory and busses.
What is "mother board"?
300
Excel
What is a "Productivity App"?
300
Network access without a physical connection.
What is "wireless"?
300
Temporary data storage accessed by a running program
What is "RAM" or "Random Access Memory"?
300
A computer with resources accessed by many individuals
What is a "Server"?
400
The adapter that connects the computer to the monitor and is often upgraded for video games.
What is the video adapter?
400
The part of the computer system that interfaces with the user but can not be touched.
What is "Software"?
400
Used to provide name mappings for a network.
What is a "Domain Name Server" or "DNS"?
400
Device in tower used to persist data for longer term storage.
What is a "hard drive"?
400
Many servers aliased and accessed without a definate path
What is a "Cloud"?
500
Is used to cool chips.
What is a "heat sync" or "fan"?
500
Coding used by the computer to translate the saftware into hardware actions
What is "Binary" or "1,0"?
500
An 12 digit address formatted 192.168.###.### assigned to a computer for network identification
What is an "ip address"?
500
Small device used to store data for personal use that can be accessed by other computers and portable devices
What is a "flash", "USB", "Thumb drive", "Pen Drive" or Universal Serial Drive?
500
Linux and Unix
What are "Server based" operating systems?
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