Computer Part
This is the 'brain' of the computer that processes all instructions and calculations.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
This woman created the first computer compiler and helped develop the COBOL programming language. She was also a U.S. Navy Admiral.
Who is Grace Hopper?
This Google app lets you create documents similar to Microsoft Word.
What is Google Docs?
This is the main storage device in most computers where your operating system and programs are installed.
What is a hard drive (or SSD)?
This type of memory is temporary and loses all data when the computer is turned off.
What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?
Known as the "Father of the Computer," this English mathematician designed the Analytical Engine in the 1830s, which is considered the first mechanical computer.
Who is Charles Babbage?
This Google app is used for creating presentations, similar to PowerPoint.
What is Google Slides?
This term describes unsolicited junk email that clogs up your inbox.
What is spam?
This component stores your files, programs, and operating system permanently, even when the computer is off.
What is a hard drive (or SSD/solid state drive)?
The first computers were room-sized machines that used these glass tubes instead of transistors.
What are vacuum tubes?
This Google app lets you create spreadsheets with rows, columns, and formulas.
What is Google Sheets?
This type of memory can be plugged into a computer's USB port to store and transfer files.
What is a flash drive (or USB drive)?
This component processes graphics and images, making games and videos look smooth
What is a graphics card (or GPU - Graphics Processing Unit)?
The first electronic computer ENIAC was built during this major world event.
What is World War II?
This Google service stores your files in the cloud so you can access them anywhere.
What is Google Drive?
This term describes storing and accessing data over the internet instead of on your computer.
What is the cloud?
This is the main circuit board that connects all the computer components together.
What is a motherboard?
These two friends started a computer company in a garage and created the first successful personal computer with a graphical user interface.
Who are Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?
This Google app lets teachers create and distribute assignments digitally to students.
What is Google Classroom?
This is a unique address that identifies where data should be sent on the internet, made up of four numbers.
What is an IP address?