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computer basics
lessons 1-10
| Question | Answer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Digital Video Disc | inkjet printer | uses inks to print | ||
| input | Tp put information into a computer | power supply | take electricity from your house and convert it into a current that works for your computer. | ||
| scanner | copies a picture or document into the computer. | motherboard | mother to all of the other circuit boards | RAM | Random Access Memory |
| graphics tablet | A pressure sensitive pad is plugged into the computer. | expansion cards | Each of these cards has a special purpose | ROM | Read Only Memory |
| monitor | Output Devices | sound card | contains special circuits for operating the computer's sound. | Ports | are the places on the outside of the computer case where you plug in hardware. |
| CD-ROM | short for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. | Speakers | output devices | Disk Drives | read information off of storage disks. |
| CD-RW | allows you to write information to the disk as well as read from it. | printer | output devices | ||
| video card | handles graphics that are displayed on the monitor. | modem | expansion card that allows computers to talk to each other. | ||
| CPU | Central Processing Unit | BIOS | Basic Input Output System |