How the PC Works
External Connections
Devices and their connections
Inside the System Unit
Pot Luck
100
How many computing process stages are there?
What is 3.
100
The term that describes either a port or a plug?
What is connector
100
What slots enable you to add more devices on the motherboard?
What is Expansion slots
100
What performs all the calculations that take place in a PC?
What is CPU
100
What are the commands that tell the computer what to do to get work done?
What is programming
200
What process puts the processed information in a place where you can inspect it?
What is output
200
USB, eSata, fireWhat connectors are hot-swappable?
What is USB, eSata, firewire
200
What is the newest video connector?
What is HDMI
200
What stores programs and data currently being used by the CPU?
What is RAM
200
What are any devices that connect to the system unit collectively called?
What is peripherals
300
What is the process that saves data to a drive?
What is storage
300
The connector that has been used for the almost any type of peripheral and D shaped?
What is DB connector, D-Sub, D-Subminiature
300
What are the six basic types of connectors?
What is Mini-DIN, USB, FireWire, DB, RJ, Audio
300
What uses multipurpose expansion slots in which you can add adapter cards?
What is motherboard
300
What are the three different sizes for USB connectors?
What is A, B, mini-B, micro-B, C
400
What is the process that enables the computer to process data?
What is processing
400
External modems traditionally connected to this male 9-pin port?
What is Serial port
400
What connector replaces all the mini-audio connections?
What is S/PDIF
400
What stores programs and data that are not currently being used by the CPU?
What is Hard drive
400
What are two most common types of hard drives seen in today's PCs?
What is PATA, SATA
500
Keyboards and mouse fall under what process of computing?
What is input
500
What is the connector on a modem or phone line?
What is RJ-11
500
How many pins will a male serial port have?
What is 9
500
What takes standard electrical power and converts it into power your PC can use?
What is power supply
500
If you have a hard drive, RAM, case, power supply, motherboard and CPU what else is needed to build a complete PC?
What is CPU fan