Computing Devices
These are computer systems that are small enough to on, under, or near a desk. They are widely used, especially for business, industry, and home use.
Desktops
This is the most common type of output device for a PC.
are commonly used by mobile devices. A touch screen uses a special material overlaid on the top of the device's regular screen that can detect when you have touched it and where.
A magnetic storage device used to store computer data. Workstation computers and servers both have these.
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
A component that converts AC current to DC current and are generally located at the rear of the computer case, along with at least one fan.
Power Supply (PSU)
A large, flat computer component that connects the important components of the computer, such as the CPU, RAM, and the BIOS chip. It also has power and other communications connections.
Motherboard
What do you call a computer system specifically built to be operated by a gaming pad instead of a keyboard and mouse?
Gaming consoles
This device can be connected to input digital images and video into the system.
Digital Camera
This drive uses light instead of magnetism to store information.
Optical drive
What is the process of converting information so that it cannot be understood without a key to convert it back.
Encryption
The logic circuitry that responds to instructions and runs the computer. Also called a processor.
CPU or Central Processing Unit.
A computer that contains every component except the keyboard and mouse in the same case as the monitor.
All-in-one device
This can be connected to a computer to allow you to scan paper documents into digital files.
Scanner
A non-volatile storage device that uses special memory chips to store data.
Flash storage
A way of making data consume less storage space.
Compression
Which Peripheral Component provides one lane for transmission (x1), at a transfer rate of 250 MBps. It can also provide multiple transmission lanes (x2, x4, x8, x16, x32).
PCI Express
These are computers with all components built into one case.
Notebooks and laptops
Commonly used by mobile, devices and uses a special material overlaid on the top of the device's regular screen that can detect when you have touched it and where.
Touch screen
A storage device containing nonvolatile flash memory, used in place of a hard disk because of its much greater speed.
Solid state devices (SSD)
The actions (read, write, move, delete, etc.) users can perform on a file.
Permissions
Which device enables a device to connect to a network?
Network Interface Card (NIC)
A computer whose purpose is to provide shared disk storage or to perform a special service for many people, such as web processing, email, or database services.
Server
A device that projects images from a computer to a larger output, such as a wall or screen
Digital Projectors
This can be connected to computing devices to add additional storage capacity.
External hard disk or solid state drives.
Software that monitors activity on your computer is called what?
Spyware
A physical interface between the computer and the network cable.
Adapter card