Computer Parts
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Computer | A machine that can be programmed- Invented in the 1940's
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| Personal Computer | A pc that includes a keyboard, mouse, and monitor
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| Hardware | the computer and all attched equipment (ex: speaker, headphones, etc.)
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| Software | Virtual set of instructions for the computer that has the ability to change or create data
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| Monitor | A display screen
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| Mouse | An input device that moves the cursor on the monitor
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| Keyboard | A set of keys or buttons that are used to input information and instructions to a computer
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| Hard Drive | Primary unit on a computer that magnetically stores data
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| CDROM | a compact disc used to store data
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| CDROM Drive` | a box that lets the CDROM be read
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| Data | pieces of information changed by software on a computer
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| Program | Another word for software (a list of instructions)
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| Operating System | It tells the programs what to do
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| BIOS | It wakes the computer up
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| Motherboard | It holds all the circuitboards together
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| CPU | Central Processing Unit that serves as the brain of the computer
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| ROM | only reads memory (Backup for ROM)
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| RAM | reads and writes memory
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| Fan | Cools the computer off
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| Power Supply | gets electricity to the computer
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| Modem | connects computers to each other
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| Port | what hardware plugs into
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| Video card | allows graphics to be displayed on the monitor
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| Power Plug | used to provide power into computer,and out to the monitor
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| Parallel Port | connects to printer to send information through wires
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| Serial Port | connects to older or specialized devices to send parts of a message to the comoputer
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| Network INterface Card NIC!!! | an ethrnet cable connection (sub for wifi)
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| UNiversal Serial Bus USB!!! | port that transports MBPS (megabytes per second)
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