The Motherboard
I/O Devices
Operating Systems
Terminology I
Terminology II
100
The faster of the two buses, used to control information between the Processor, RAM and VRAM
What is Northbridge?
100
The only I/O device Windows requires to run, Pre-WIN7
What is a Keyboard?
100
The most widely used OS today.
What is Windows?
100
USB
What is Universal Serial Bus?
100
I/O
What is Input Output device?
200
The component that controls all which constitutes a computer and controls operation of hardware and software.
What is the Central Processing Unit, CPU, or Processor?
200
Other than a keyboard, this is the only acceptable I/O device you require to run Windows 7 and higher.
What is a touchscreen?
200
The big three operating systems used today.
What are Windows, Linux, iOS?
200
GB
What is Gigabyte?
200
The full name of RAM.
What is Random Access Memory?
300
Provides temporary storage locations for data waiting to be processed by the CPU.
What is RAM?
300
Allows the computer to obtain visual data for use in video recording or face to face voice chat.
What is a webcam?
300
Windows 3.1
The first modern operating system to use a GUI.
300
FAT
What is File Allocation Table?
300
BIOS
What is Basic Input Output System?
400
Paths through which devices in a computer communicate with the CPU or other devices.
What are Buses?
400
Allows you to navigate a GUI OS via point and click interface.
What is a mouse?
400
IBM created the first PC.
The term "Operating System" came into existence when this event happend in 1981.
400
NTFS
What is New Technology File System?
400
NTFS
What is New Technology File System?
500
The collective name for all the chips on the Motherboard.
What is a Chipset?
500
Allows data to be exchanged to and from an Internet Service Provider and your Wifi/Network Card.
What is a Modem?
500
RAM and Storage
The difference between memory 16GB and lower, and 16GB+.
500
ZIF
What is Zero-Insertion Force
500
CPU
What is Central Processing Unit?