Computer parts
This computer part lets you type
keyboard
This computer part can see you
camera
This computer part lets you see what you’re doing
Monitor
This device produces sound from the computer
Speaker
This output device lets you have extra storage
Hard drive
This computer part is known as the brain.
CPU
This is the main functioning system of the computer
motherboard
The keyboard, monitor and mouse are all considered this part of the computer.
peripherals
Output device that produces a hardcopy ( permanent and readable) of computer data.
printer
Any physical part of the computer
hardware
The most common software application that lets you search the web, filter images, and create presentations and documents.
Microsoft Windows and MacOs are examples of this.
operating systems
This allows computers join a network. Can be wired or wireless.
network Card
The interfaces between peripheral devices and the computer, mainly found at the back or side of the computer.
ports
Memory that is lost once the computer is turned off
Volatile
This is what "RAM" stands for, the internal permanent storage of a computer.
Random Access Memory
Measured in megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz (GHz), the speed of the system clock (clock speed) within the processor and it controls how fast instructions are executed
processing speed
The two most common manufacturing companies that create the processing units for devices
AMD and Intel
Processes the images of each of the pixels to create the image.
Graphics Card
a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself
application software