iCEV Introduction to Computers
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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| Personal Computer (PC) | show 🗑
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| show | semiconductor light source used in various applications; in the world of computers, LED technology is used to make optical mouses and LED displays
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| show | computer pointing device which takes advantage of a tactile sensor to detect a user’s finger movement
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| show | thin, light electronic display which employs the light modulating properties of liquid crystals
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| Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector | show 🗑
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| Motherboard | show 🗑
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| Central Processing Unit (CPU) | show 🗑
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| show | common measurement of CPU speed; tells how fast the CPU can process data; the higher the clock rate, the faster the CPU
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| show | unit of measurement of CPU clock rate; one megahertz refers to a clock rate of one million cycles per second
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| Gigahertz (GHz) | show 🗑
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| show | type of computer memory, which temporarily stores computer information such as the operating system, application programs and data so they can be immediately accessed by the CPU
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| show | smallest unit of computer storage capacity
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| Read-Only Memory (ROM) | show 🗑
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| show | built-in program which initializes computer hardware and launches the operating system when the computer starts
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| show | type of cable inside the computer connecting the mother board and internal storage devices, such as the hard drive, CD- or DVD-ROM
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| show | pre-pressed compact disc storage in which data can only be accessed, not modified
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| show | high capacity optical disc storage, in which data can only be read, not written
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| show | computer program allowing the computer to communicate with a hardware device
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| Power Supply | show 🗑
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| show | main storage device of a computer; commonly referred as an internal device and used to permanently store data
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| External Hard Drive | show 🗑
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| show | any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to the computer
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| Output Device | show 🗑
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| Monitor | show 🗑
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| show | video and audio interface connecting the monitor and the computer
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| High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) | show 🗑
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| show | cord connecting the computer to the Internet
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| show | cable connecting the computer to the electrical supply; aids in delivering electrical power to the main computer
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| show | cable inside the computer connecting the power supply to the internal devices
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| Storage Device Cable | show 🗑
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| show | appliance designed to protect computer electronics from electrical damage
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| Hardware | show 🗑
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| Software | show 🗑
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| show | software maintenance process which reduces the amount of fragmentation between files
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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