Key terms
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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| Cooling Fan | A powered device used to cool the processor on a computer's motherboard.
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| Power Supply | Provides the power to a computer at 240 volts.
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| Sound Card | A plug in circuit board that provides audio capability for a computer.
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| USB port | A port for plugging in a universal serial bus device such as a memory stick or a peripheral device.
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| Network Card | A plug in circuit board that provides a computer with networking capability.
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| Motherboard | A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer, with slots for expansion.
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| RAM | Random Access Memory is short term computer storage used for processing.
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| Hard Disk Drive | A hard disk drive is a magnetic storage device for storing data.
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| Central Processing Unit | CPU is a microchip installed on the motherboard. It is the computer's brain.
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| Graphics Card | Attached to the motherboard to provide ports for video outputs, such as a computer screen.
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| Headphones | An output device containing speakers that sit over each ear, for listening to PC audio output.
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| Keyboard | Input device for entering numbers, letters and symbols into a PC.
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| Microphone | An input device for capturing audio.
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| Printer | An output device for printing electronic files onto paper, in colour or black & white.
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| Mouse | A hand held input device that sends movement and clicks to the computer.
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| Screen | An output device for displaying what is happening on the computer.
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| DVD Drive | A drive that can read a DVD. DVDs store high density media such as audio and video.
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