Hardware
This part of the computer is the “brain” that processes instructions.
What is the CPU?
What is the Central Processing Unit ?
The two main types of software are ______ and ______.
What are system and application software?
Give one example of a computer operating system.
What is Windows, macOS, or Linux?
What are the three main layers of computing systems?
What are hardware, system software, and application software?
Hardware or Software? – A video card.
What is hardware?
This type of memory stores data temporarily while the computer is running.
What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?
This type of software runs the computer’s hardware and manages basic functions.
What is System Software or OS?
Give one example of a mobile operating system.
What is iOS or Android?
What are the three main layers of computing systems?
What are hardware, system software, and application software?
Hardware or Software? – Microsoft Excel.
What is software?
Give an example of an input device.
What is a keyboard, mouse, or microphone?
Microsoft Word, TikTok, and Spotify are examples of what type of software?
What is Application Software?
The OS acts as a “middleman” between which two things?
What is hardware and applications (software)?
In the same example, which layer is the printer?
What is hardware?
Which is faster: RAM or a hard drive?
What is RAM?
Give an example of an output device.
What is a monitor, printer, or speaker?
This type of software translates code into something the computer can run.
What is a compiler or interpreter?
Name one function of the operating system.
What is process management, memory management, file management, or security?
Which layer controls memory, files, and processes?
What is the operating system (system software)?
Name one way you used technology today.
Open-ended student response (examples: phone, Chromebook, social media).
This hardware component powers the computer by supplying electricity.
What is the Power Supply Unit (PSU)?
Give one example of utility software.
What is antivirus, file management tools, or disk cleanup?
Apps can run without an operating system
What is False?
Which layer would Spotify belong to, and why?
What is application software, because it helps users accomplish tasks.
Why do we need both hardware and software for a computer to work?
Because hardware is the physical machine, and software tells it what to do.