Computer Parts
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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| computer | A machine that can be programed- invented in the 1940's
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| Personal Computer | A PC that includes keyboard, mouse, and monitor
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| Hardware | The computer and all attached equipment cd drive, hard drive, speakers, mouse, monitor, and keyboard
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| Software | Virtual set of instructions for the computer that has the ability to change or create data
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| Keyboard | set of keys or buttons that are used to input information and instructions to a computer
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| Monitor | Adisplay screen LCD Monitor and CRTMonitor
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| Hard Drive | The hardrive is the primary storage unit of the computer shaped like a square magnet
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| Mouse | An input device.
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| CD-ROM | A CD-ROM is a compact disc used to store data. A CD-ROM can hold up to 650 megabytes of data.
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| CDROM Drive | The small box with motor and other part that let computer read what is on a CD-ROM. It uses a laser to read the CD. It looks for pits and flats
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| Hard Drive | Pieces of information. The computer uses software to change data.
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| Program | Another word for software.
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| Operating System | Os tells programs what to do
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| CDROM Drive | BIOS wakes up the computer
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| Motherboard | Motherboard hold all circutboards
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| CPU | Central Proccessing Unit serving as the brain of the computer
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| ROM RAM | ROM-Read Only Memory-only reads RAM-Random Acess Memory-reads and writes
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| Power Supply | To get electricity in to the computer
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| Modem | Conenects computers to each other
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| Port | hardware plugs into it; like keyboard, mouse
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| Video Card | Allows graphics to be displayed on the monitor
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| Power Plug | Provides power to the computer and out to the moniter
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| Parallel Port (Printer Conector) | Sends information on wires at the same time to a printer
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| Serial Port | Used to connect older or specialized devices
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| Network Iterface Card (NIC) | An Ethernet cable connection
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| Universal Serial Bus (USB) | External bus that transfer Mbps
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