Hardware
This is the physical parts of a computer that you can touch.
What is Hardware?
This type of storage keeps files when the computer is turned off.
What is Backing Storage? (ROM acceptable)
This is Volatile Memory.
What is RAM?
Computers use this number system based on 0s and 1s.
What is Binary?
This term describes the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual or system.
What is a Carbon Footprint?
This device acts as both an input and output device.
What is a Touchscreen?
This type of storage has no moving parts.
What is Solid State Storage?
This memory stores startup instructions.
What is ROM?
How many bits make up one byte?
What is 8?
This waste stream consists of discarded electronic devices.
What is E-Waste?
This input device is used to capture audio.
What is a Microphone?
Put these units in order from smallest to largest: GB, PB, MB, TB.
MB → GB → TB → PB
This CPU component performs calculations and logic operations.
What is the ALU?
6 in 4-bit binary.
What is 0110?
Name ONE way to reduce your digital carbon footprint.
Turn devices off, reduce brightness, delete files, repair devices, stream in SD, etc.
This type of computer system is designed for portability and touch interaction.
What is a Tablet or Smartphone?
This is a modern portable form of storage.
What is a USB Flash Drive? (Cloud or any other valid modern portable storage medium acceptable)
This CPU component controls and coordinates computer operations.
What is the Control Unit?
125 in 8-bit binary.
What is 01111101?
Why can cloud storage impact the environment?
Data centres use electricity and cooling systems.
State the three MAIN stages in the computer system model.
What are Input, Process and Output?
This was the main storage technology used in the 1950s.
What is Magnetic Tape?
CHALLENGE - True or False: A 4GHz single-core processor is always better than a 2GHz quad-core processor.
False. More cores improve multitasking.
The word "Cat" contains 3 characters. How many bits are required to store it?
What is 24 bits?
TRUE/FALSE - Standby mode is never considered environmentally friendly.
FALSE - Standby can be used in office environments when computers are not being used for a short period of time. Powering up/down a computer is energy intensive and is best done at the start and end of a day.