hardware
The main circuit board that connects all components of a computer.
Whats is a motherboard?
Programs designed to perform specific tasks (e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop).
What is application software?
Devices that allow users to interact with a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
What is a input device?
Components such as fans or liquid cooling systems to prevent overheating.
What is a Cooling system?
Software used to access the Internet (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)
What is a Web Browser?
The brain of the computer where most calculations take place.
Whats a CPU (Central Processing Unit) ?
Software designed to provide a platform for other software (e.g., device drivers, utilities).
What is System software ?
Devices that allow the computer to communicate with the user (e.g., monitor, printer).
What is a Output Devices?
System software that manages hardware and software resources (e.g., Windows, macOS, Linux).
What is a Operating System (OS) ?
Software for sending and receiving emails (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird)
What is a Email Client?
Temporary storage that provides space for the computer to read and write data to be accessed by the CPU quickly.
What is RAM?
Software for managing and organizing data (e.g., Microsoft Access, Oracle).
What is database Software?
External devices that provide additional functionality (e.g., scanners, webcams).
What are Peripheral Devices ?
Handles rendering of images, videos, and animations.
What is a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)?
Permanent software programmed into a hardware device.
What is a filmware?
A storage device used to store data permanently.
What is a Hard Drive (HDD)?
Software designed for data organization and calculation (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets).
What is spreadsheet Software?
The visual output device for displaying information.
What is a monitor?
Software for coding and developing applications (e.g., Visual Studio, Eclipse).
What is a Integrated Development Environment (IDE) ?
Used for creating text documents (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Docs).
What is Word Processing Software ?
A faster storage device compared to HDD with no moving parts.
Whats a Solid State Drive (SSD)?
Programs for creating slide-based presentations (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi).
Whats is a presentation Software?
A device that converts digital information into physical copies.
What is a Printer?
Programs designed to detect and remove malware.
What is a Antivirus program?
Software and services that run on the Internet instead of locally on a computer (e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive).
What is Cloud Computing?