Computer Hardware & Software
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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| Monitor | the primary device for displaying information from the computer
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| Tower | metal casing that holds all of computers components. For example: motherboard, hard drive, etc...
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| Keyboard | the primary device for entering information into the computer
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| Mouse | the primary device for navigating and interacting with the computer
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| USB Ports | Universal Serial Bus - most widely used interface for connecting devices to a computer
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| Hard Drive | store data
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| RAM - Random Access Memory | makes things easier for the computer to access
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| ROM - Read Only Memory | small memory chip only used at start up
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| Processor | sends & receives information, completes task, makes things work smoothly
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| Software | a set of programs and procedures that are intended to perfrom some tasks on a computer system - makes the computer useful. Two types are the Operating System Software and Software Application Programs.
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| Operating System Software (OS) | is a software system that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate the computer software - without the OS the computer would be useless
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| Software Application Programs | set of instructions that tell the computer what to do - used to accomplish specific tasks like manipulating text, numbers and graphics. For example, making a letter, working in a spreadsheet or creating a slide show or movie
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| Different types of Operating System Software | Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux
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| Different types of Software Application Programs | Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Movie Maker, Accelerated Reader
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