Computers

Parts Acronyms

100

RAM

What is Random Access Memory?

200

CPU

What is Central Processing Unit?

300

GPU

What is the Graphics Processing Unit?

400

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

500

SSD

What is the Solid State Drive?

Main Computer Parts

100

The Brain of the Computer

CPU

200

Short Term Memory

RAM

300

Long Term Memory

Storage

400

Allows You to Enter Information into Computer

Input

500

Allows You To Receive Information from a Computer

Output

Devices

100

A device that allows you to see what's on your computer.

Monitor

200

A device that allows you to navigate your computer.

Mouse

300

A device that allows you to input information through buttons containing alphanumeric values

Keyboard

400

Is Physical/Can be Touched

Hardware

500

Is Intangible/Cannot be Touched

Software

Binary

100

0s Represent

No/Negative/Off

200

1s Represent

Yes/Positive/On

300

A Sequence of 1s and 0s

Binary

400

Binary Represents...

All Data In Computer

500

A Number System Based on the Number 2

Binary

Other Parts

100

Cools the CPU

Cooler

200

Houses all Computer Components

Case

300

Connects All Computer Components

Cords

400

A circuit board containing the primary components of a computer

Motherboard

500

A specialized processor originally designed to accelerate graphics rendering

GPU