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Inside the Computer
Binary Code
How Parts Work Together
General Information
Data Communication and Peripheral
100
The brain of a computer
What is a CPU
100
Represented as ones and zeros
What is the Binary System
100
The act of communicating information from one component to another.
What is data transfer
100
Inventor of the computer.
Who is Charles Babbage
100
The peripheral that you use to view images.
What is the monitor
200
Sends a constant stream of air inside the case to cool the components of the computer.
What is the fan
200
The two states of digital devices
What is on or off.
200
Turns commands into actions
What is CPU
200
an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
What is a computer
200
Maximum about of data a computer can process, usually in terms of 32 or 64 bits.
What is Word
300
Connects all components and expansion slots together
What is the motherboard
300
3. Represents the high and low voltage that travels through the computer system
What are ones and zeros
300
The standard for information exchange
What is ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Exchange.
300
BIOS
What is Basic input output system
300
Consists of a keyboard, mouse and computer
What is a workstation
400
Converted from AC to DC.
What is the power supply
400
Code based on the number base 16
What is hexadecimal
400
What controls the computer before the Operating System takes control?
What is Power On Self Test (POST)
400
To plug or unplug device while device is running
What is hotswap.
400
A pointing device that detects two-dimensional relative to a surface.
What is a Mouse
500
Used to facilitate communication between hardware and software.
What is the driver.
500
Total number of bytes a computer can process at one time
What is word
500
Data is transferred between components in three base units of measurement known as
What is Bits, Bytes and Word
500
Designed for Apple by Lucent Technologies for high speed data transfers (video), hard drives and printers.
What is Firewire
500
What is both an input and output device?
What is a touchscreen