Physical Maintenance
True or False: It's good to place a computer on the floor.
False
This is a simple definition of input.
When a user enters information INTO a computer.
This is the flat, rectangular USB port. Most computers have multiple ports of this type.
USB Type A or USB A
This kind of hard drive has been around for a long time now and is the slowest we still use. We still use it for things that don't require fast access like storing videos, music, pictures and media.
Mechanical Hard Drive.
This is the most common modern video port. We see it on TVs, game systems, computers and more.
HDMI.
This is the one component inside your computer you should NEVER open.
Input or Output, which is a computer monitor?
Output
This is the small USB port used in many devices today that can be plugged in either right-side up or upside-down.
USB C / USB Type C
This is an older type of storage media that had very low capacities and was used a lot in the early 80s through the mid 90s, but isn't used much today anymore - although it is still used by some.
Floppy disks and drives.
This video connector is older and has three rows of pins. The middle row is offset from the top and bottom, meaning it leans more to one side. Also, it ONLY does video, not sound.
VGA.
This can build up in your body and transfer to a computer component and possibly damage it beyond repair.
Static Electricity (ESD ElectroStatic Discharge)
Input or Output: Which is a microphone?
Input
This is the USB port that is more square and typically used by modern printers.
USB B / Type B
This is a very small memory card, roughly the size of a fingernail, and comes in capacities all the way up to 1.5 Terabytes!
Micro SD card
This is what the little round jacks are called that come in multiple colors, often on the back of older TVs. Normally you'd find a yellow one for video and red and white ones for audio.
RCA Jacks or ports.
This is the cleaning chemical that is generally safe to use inside your computer, but is flammable, so you need to be careful when storing it.
Isopropyl Alcohol.
This is the type of device (input or output) a modern gamepad, like the one for the PlayStation 5, is considered.
Both input and output!
This is the long port, the largest one we talk about, that printers normally used before USB connectors came along.
Parallel port.
This is the fastest type of internal drive used in computers today. You can also use one in the PlayStation 5.
NVME drive.
This is why we don't see as many HDMI ports on modern GPUs as we do Display Ports.
Including HDMI ports costs companies money, they have to pay a royalty fee for each HDMI port included in a device.
This is the chemical you should really never use when cleaning sensitive electronic components.
Acetone
This is the definition of a peripheral.
A device that you attach to the computer (internal or external) that increases its functionality.
This is what the letters in USB stand for.
Universal Serial Bus.
This is what the little holes that are burned into a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray disc are called.
Pits.
This was the first type of HD connection used in CONSUMER products like televisions. Hint: it used a total of five cables.
Component cable.