Inside the System Unit!
This is the main circuit board that connects all parts of the computer.
What is Motherboard?
This input device is used to type text into the computer.
What is a Keyboard?
The main storage device for saving files, documents, and programs.
What is the Hard Drive (or Hard Disk Drive/HDD)?
Small pictures on the screen that represent files or programs.
What are Icons?
Known as the "brain" of the computer, it processes instructions.
What is CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
This pointing device moves the cursor on the screen.
What is a Mouse?
This portable storage device connects via a USB port.
What is a Flash Drive (or USB drive)?
The bar at the bottom of the screen that displays open applications.
What is the Taskbar?
This temporary storage, or memory, is wiped clean when the computer is turned off.
RAM (Random Access Memory)?
This output device displays the visual information from the computer.
What is a Monitor?
The process of moving data from the internet to your local storage
What is downloading?
The button used to shut down or restart the computer.
What is the Power Button?
This component provides power to all parts of the computer
What is the Power Supply Unit?
This hardware device produces a hard copy of a document.
What is a Printer?
This modern, faster type of storage has no moving parts.
What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)?
The main workspace screen that appears after logging in.
What is the Desktop?
This component is responsible for processing graphics and sending output to the monitor.
What is the Video Card?
These devices, such as a microphone or scanner, allow you to put data into a computer.
What are Input Devices?
This term refers to the intangible instructions that run the hardware.
What is Software?
This software manages hardware and allows other apps to run.
What is Operating System?