Computer Basics
This button turns the computer on and off.
What is the power button?
This is what you click to watch videos or play games online.
What is a link?
This shows images and videos from your computer.
What is a monitor?
An app used to write documents (like essays).
What is Microsoft Word / Google Docs?
This company makes the iPhone.
What is Apple?
This device lets you move the cursor and click things.
What is a mouse?
You should never share this online, especially with strangers.
What is your password?
This lets you type on a comThis lets you type on a computer. puter.
What is a keyboard?
This type of software controls the whole computer.
What is an operating system?
This company created Windows.
What is Microsoft?
This part of the computer is like the “brain.”
What is the CPU?
A fake email trying to trick you is called this.
What is phishing?
This hardware connects your computer to the internet wirelessly.
What is a Wi-Fi adapter?
Examples include Windows, macOS, and Linux—these are all this type of software.
What are operating systems?
This gaming console company also makes the PlayStation.
What is Sony?
This is where files are stored long-term.
What is a hard drive / SSD?
This icon (🔒) in your browser means this about the website.
What is secure / encrypted (HTTPS)?
This part keeps your computer from overheating.
What is a fan / cooling system?
This program protects your computer from viruses.
What is antivirus software?
The brain of a smartphone is also called this.
What is a processor / chip?
This type of memory is temporary and resets when you turn off the computer.
What is RAM?
Malicious software that harms your computer is called this.
What is malware?
This converts power from the wall into usable power for a computer.
What is a power supply (PSU)?
Updating software helps fix bugs and improve this.
What is security / performance?
This term means a computer that can “learn” from data.
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?