Computer Hardware
This machine processes information and runs programs.
What is a computer?
Devices that send information into a computer are called this.
What are input devices?
This worldwide network connects millions of computers.
What is the internet?
Programs and apps on a computer are called this.
What is software?
Giving a computer instructions is called this.
What is coding or programming?
This screen displays text, pictures, and videos.
What is a monitor?
This input device records sound.
What is a microphone?
This program is used to visit websites.
What is a web browser?
This main software runs the computer and manages hardware.
What is an operating system?
Step-by-step instructions to solve a problem are called this.
What is an algorithm?
This “brain” of the computer processes instructions.
What is the CPU?
This output device produces paper copies.
What is a printer?
This online scam tries to trick people into giving personal info.
What is phishing?
This means storing your work so you don’t lose it.
What does “save” mean?
This makes decisions using rules like “if/then.”
What is a conditional?
This memory helps programs run quickly but clears when power is off.
What is RAM?
These output devices play sound.
What are speakers or headphones?
This is the trail of information you leave online.
What is a digital footprint?
This type of storage is accessed through the internet.
What is cloud storage?
This coding uses blocks that snap together.
What is block-based coding?
This part stores files and programs long-term.
What is a hard drive or storage device?
This device turns paper into a digital file.
What is a scanner?
This means keeping your personal information safe online.
What is online privacy?
This part of a file name tells what type it is, like .doc or .jpg.
What is a file extension?
This allows computers to learn and make decisions like humans.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?