Hardware & Components
an external piece to a computer that allows you to type letters, numbers, and symbols into your computer or other electronic device
What is a keyboard?
to give a computer a set of instructions to perform to solve a specific problem
What is programming?
a trending tool that does a practice called "additive manufacturing;" items made by this tool are typically done layer by layer
HINT: we have them in the computer lab
What is a 3D printer?
This machine, used for typing documents before computers were invented, had keys that resembled a modern keyboard.
What is a typewriter?
What does PC stand for?
personal computer
the brain of a computer, containing all the circuitry needed to process input, store data, and output results; the primary component of a computer
What is a central processing unit (CPU)?
What will be printed when the following Python code runs?
print(10 - 3 * 2 + 4 ** 2)
the type of artificial intelligence that learns and makes decisions from data; it improves over time through experience
What is machine learning?
this company created the first popular personal computer in the 1980's called the "Macintosh."
What is Apple?
the country that has the most expertise in technology
What is Japan?
a computer's short-term memory, memory used when running a program; stores data that the CPU needs to access quickly
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?
This programming language is the most widely used in the world.
What is JavaScript?
the type of technology that creates immersive, interactive digital environments with equipment such as headsets and controllers
What is virtual reality (VR)?
This century was when computing was first utilized.
What is the 19th century?
The term that describes the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or applications, whether in industry or in our everyday lives
What is technology?
an electronic circuit that can perform mathematical calculations at high speed; it computes tasks like graphics rendering
What is a graphics processing unit (GPU)?
console.log(5 + 3);
8
a type of cryptocurrency that are often inspired by internet memes, characters, or trends
What is a meme coin?
This was the first widely used search engine before Google.
What is Yahoo?
With your team, name at least 2 prominent technological inventions (including the inventor!)
Answers may vary.
part of the computer that connects all of the internal components, like the memory, processor, graphics card and other hardware
What is a motherboard?
,What will be printed in the terminal when the following Python code runs?
x = 10
y = 5
x, y = y, x
print(x, y)
5 10
a new Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot that rivals ChatGPT
HINT: it has a whale as its mascot
What is DeepSeek?
This person was the inventor of the computer.
Who is Charles Babbage?
the first computer mouse was made of this material
What is wood?