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The information processed or stored by a computer.
What is data?
A part of the computer that allows you to hear sounds from the computer.
What are the speakers?
An interface card installed in the computer to control visual output on a monitor.
What is a graphics/video card?
A machine that puts things from the computer onto paper.
What is a printer?
The physical parts or components of a computer.
What is hardware?
An alternative to a mouse.
What is a trackpad?
The computer's short-term memory, where the data that the processor is currently using is stored.
What is RAM? (random access memory)
The screen on your computer that you look at when you are on the computer.
What is a monitor?
Instructs hardware to perform tasks.
What is Software?
A main board of the computer that has many chips on it. This makes the computer work. It is also where the memory and the processing are found.
What is the motherboard?
The hardware component that supplies power to an electrical device.
What is the PSU? (Power supply unit)
These are used to hear information without disturbing others.
What are headphones/earbuds?
Any data storage device that retains data after power to that device is shut off.
What is persistent storage?
A chip that is the "brains" of your computer that processes the information.
What is the CPU? (central processing unit)
This uses newer technology that stores data on instantly accessible memory chips. It is faster, quieter, smaller, consumes less energy, and is more durable than a hard disk drive.
What is a SSD? (solid state drive)
The original device used to allow for a computer to connect to the internet.
What is a modem?
Kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes are examples of this.
What are units of measurement for digital information?
The primary storage component of a computer which holds all software and data.
What is the hard drive? (or HDD - hard disk drive)
A CPU handles all the main functions of a computer, whereas the _____ is a specialized component that excels at running many smaller tasks at once.
What is the GPU? (graphics processing unit)
A piece of equipment that copies pictures so that you can use it in your computer projects.
What is a scanner?