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Computer Hardware
Terms Describing Basic Computer Hardware
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electronic device that performs complex tasks at high speed and with great accuracy | Computer |
| the part of the computer that receives every instruction, sends out every result; "computer's brains" | CPU |
| Area of computer that holds programs and information temporarily | RAM memory |
| a chip that holds information that cannot be changed | ROM memory |
| mechanical device that reads or stores information on a disk; usually the A: drive | Floppy disk drive |
| magnetically coated disk on which information can be stored and retrieved | Floppy Disk |
| storage device located inside the computer used to store large amounts of information; the C: drive in your computer | Hard drive |
| screen that displays the information in the computer | Monitor |
| a device used to enter data and issue commands to the computer | Keyboard |
| a device that accepts output data and prints characters on paper; a "hard copy" | Printer |
| a small, hand-held device used to control the pointer on the screen | Mouse |
| device which uses reflected laser light to read data stored on a cd-rom | CD-ROM drive |
| Optical disks used to store large amounts of data; The data cannot be altered or erased; it can be read only. | CD-ROM |
| Physical equipment that makes up the computer system. | Hardware |
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