Terms
a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches
Keyboard
what are the parts of the brain
(this will help with other answers)
Motherboard, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), and Basic Input/Output System
an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
Smart phones
heat sinks and fans
Cooling Systems
personal computer
PC
a private network that only certain people can access
Intranet
the part of the brain that provides the needed connections and sockets that lets other components communicate with each other
Motherboard
an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
Computer
the component that provides a supply of electricity throughout the rest of the computer
Power supplies and batteries
random access memory
RAM
a numerical language that uses only two symbols
Binary
the two kinds of memory
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
inventor of windows
Bill Gates
the pieces that give your computer the ability to display graphics or play sounds and music
Sound and graphics card
central processing unit
CPU
a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface
Mouse
the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1,000 megabytes
Gigabyte
the devices that let you store and recall data and applications
Drives
digital versatile disc
DVD
the program and other operating information used by a computer
Software
handles interactions between the software running on a computer and the machine's hardware components
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
what decade did PCs become a thing
1970s
the machines that let computers communicate with other computing systems
Modems and WIFI cards
common business oriented
COBOL