Computer Hardware
What are FOUR external hardware examples?
Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Projector, Webcam, Microphone, Speaker and so on.
System and Application
The sound card is also called the ______?
Audio card
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
What is not an Input Device?
Mouse, Printer and Keyboard.
Printer
Name two internal hardware examples.
Optical Drive, Motherboard, GPU, CPU, Video Card, Sound Card, Network Card, RAM, Hard Drive, SSDs and so on.
What is the definition of Software?
A set of programs and instructions that tell the computer what to do.
What is the computer's main circuit board called?
The Motherboard
What are the two main types of Memory?
RAM and Hard Drives
Which of the three is not an Output device?
Monitor, Speaker, and Microphone.
Microphone
What is the definition of Hardware.
The physical components of a computer.
System Software is also known as the ______ ______.
Operating System, OS
What does CPU stand for? What body part is the CPU like?
Central Processing Unit and the Brain
What is the electronic holding place for the instructions and data a computer needs to reach quickly called?
Memory
________ devices display or provide information to you.
Output
External Hardware is also called?
Peripheral Components
Five examples of Application Software.
Websites, games, image editors, calculators, calendar, social media, databases, word processors and so on.
The network card can either connect with an _______ ________ or through a wireless connection called ________.
Ethernet Cable and Wi-Fi
What memory stores your files and programs even when the computer is turned off? What memory is fast and used for running programs?
Hard Drives and/or SSDs & RAM
________ devices allow you to send information into the computer.
Input
What's the purpose of Internal Components?
To collectively process or store the instructions delivered by the program or operating system (OS)
Name three Operating Systems.
Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, Chrome and so on
___________ is a technology for wireless communication over short distances.
Bluetooth
Is it Volatile or Non-Volatile when storage devices lose data when power is interrupted or turned off.
Volatile
What device can be both Input and Output?
Touch Screen, Scanner, Projector.
Touch Screen