Name That Part
This component, often considered the brain of the computer, processes instructions.
What is the CPU(Central Processing Unit)?
This is the number of bits in one byte of data.
What is 8?
This unit measures power, or the rate at which electrical energy is transferred or used.
What are watts?
Featuring a familiar Start Menu, this operating system is developed by Microsoft.
What is Windows?
This invention by Tim Berners-Lee revolutionized global communication and information sharing.
What is the World Wide Web or Internet?
This component supplies electricity to the rest of the computer system.
What is the power supply unit (PSU)?
This small, portable device plugs into a computer’s USB port to enable quick data transfer.
What is a flash drive/thumb drive/jump drive?
This measurement tells you how much data a drive can hold, expressed in gigabytes or terabytes.
What is storage capacity?
This browser, developed by Google, is celebrated for its speed and minimal design.
What is Chrome?
The first computer mouse was created from this type of popular building material.
What is wood?
This part is dedicated to rendering images and video output to the display.
What is the GPU(Graphics Processing Unit) or Graphics Card?
This type of storage drive uses spinning magnetic disks to store data.
What is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)?
This term refers to the tiny individual picture elements that make up a display’s resolution.
What are pixels?
Named after its penguin mascot, this open-source operating system is a favorite among developers and cyber security enthusiasts.
What is Linux?
What is "Ctrl + Z" or "Cmd + Z"?
This large circuit board connects all the computer’s components and allows them to communicate.
What is the motherboard?
This type of storage drive employs flash memory, offering faster speeds and no moving parts.
What is an SSD (Solid State Drive)?
In networking, this specification measured in Mbps or Gbps represents the maximum rate at which data can be transmitted over an internet connection.
What is network bandwidth?
This programming language, created by Guido van Rossum and sharing it's name with a type of snake, is famous for its easy-to-read code.
What is Python?
In binary, the numeral 1010 represents this number in decimal form.
What is 10?
Attached to a CPU, this metal component draws heat away to keep the processor cool.
What is a heatsink?
Popular in the 1990s, this optical disc type can typically hold up to 700 MB of data.
What is a CD?
Measured in gigahertz, this spec indicates a processor’s speed.
What is CPU clock speed?
This software allows one computer to run several separate computer/operating systems at the same time.
What is a virtual machine?
This type of data can be stored while taking a photo and includes information such as time/date taken and info about the camera used.
What is EXIF data?