Computer hardware vocabulary
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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| cables | Insulated wire that is used to connect devices to your computer
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| card reader | A unit that allows a user to upload photos directly to your hard drive from your memory card, input device
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| CD | A compact disk; a high-volume external data storage device
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| CPU (Central Processing Unit) | Computer’s “brain” that controls the interaction between hardware and software. It controls everything you do on a computer.
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| Diskette | Floppy disk, a low-volume external data storage device
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| DVD | Digital Video Disk is a compact disk used primarily for storing movies
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| External Hard Drive | It is a portable hard drive that allows the user to store/back up information separate from the internal hard drive: diskette, USB flash drive, or CD
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| Hardware | Computer parts that you can see and touch (monitor, printer, scanner, touchpad, keyboard, mouse)
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| Keyboard | Hardware that contains a set of keys you tap to insert text and numbers or perform special tasks, input device
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| Microphone | Internal or external device that transfers sound, input device
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| Modem | Device that converts signals going to and coming from some other type of data carrier such as the telephone system or cable TV system
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| Monitor | Computer hardware with a screen that displays the documents you create, output device
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| Mouse | A pointing device used to perform a task such as clicking or dragging
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| Printer | A device that prints a hard copy of electronic documents, output device
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| Scanner | Device that allows a computer to “see” a drawing, photo or other flat piece of artwork so it can be read into the computer, edited, or stored, input device
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| Speakers | Can be either internal or external. Most common output device used with computers. Purpose is to produce audio output that can be heard by the listener, output device
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| USB Hub | A small portable unit that has multiple ports for plugging in USB devices.
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| Webcam | A camera that is connected to a computer either directly or wirelessly and generates a series of images for display, input or output device
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