Computer Hardware
The brain of the computer.
What is the CPU?
(Central processing unit)
This is used to create text documents.
What is a word processor?
(Microsoft Word, Pages)
What is a LAN?
(Local Area Network)
Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox...
What is a browser?
The way in which we tell the computer how to run.
What is a programming language?
The parts that attach to the computer, required for use.
(Mouse, keyboard, monitor)
What are peripherals?
An application that allows you to create a presentation.
What is Power Point?
The smallest addressable element in a raster image.
What is a pixel?
Motion picture hosting for public use.
What is YouTube?
Program used for writing code in a fun, creative way.
What is Scratch?
Memory used for start-up of computer.
What is ROM?
(Read-only memory?)
A site that has been downloaded on to a computer.
What is an application?
AOL stands for:
What is America Online?
Public use sites that allow users to interact with one another.
What is social media?
Language consisting of zeros and ones.
What is Binary?
Port used for connecting most devices to a computer.
What is a USB?
(Universal Serial Bus)
The software that supports a computer's basic functions.
What is an operating system?
The rules that govern the transfer of data.
What is Protocol?
Local area networks expanded to include other local area networks.
What is a WAN?
(Wide area network)
A spot on the motherboard where an additional card can be inserted.
What is an Expansion Slot?
How the screen looks to the user.
What is Graphic User Interface?
The oldest programming language.
What is FORTRAN?
A global network of computers and electronic devices.
What is the internet?
Telling a computer HOW to do something.
What is an algorithm?