Hardware Basics 064 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
CPU stands for... | Central Processing Unit |
How many bits are in a byte? | eight,8 |
What is a Cache? | Temporary storage |
Peripheral Devices are used to... | Input information, Output information, Store information |
What is an example of an Input Device? | keyboard, mouse, touch screen, scanner, graphics tablet, digital camera, webcam, PDA |
What is an example of an Output Device? | monitor, printer, speaker, projector, document camera, whiteboard, portable media player |
What is an example of a Storage Device? | internal hard drive, external hard drive, USB, CD, DVD, Blu-ray, CDR, flash memory |
Define Processor Speed. | It's the speed that data is moved in and out of memory. |
True or False: the Ethernet cord is used for wireless internet service. | False. It is used for dial-up. |
What is the Control Unit? | The control unit retrieves and responds to information. It sends command signals to other parts of the computer. |
What is the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)? | It is a part of the CPU that does math for data processing. |
What does RAM stand for? | Random Access Memory, temporary memory, temporarily holds new data, only works when the computer is on |
What does ROM stand for? | Read-Only Memory, permanent memory, internal memory, inaccessible to the user, stores instructions and programs from the manufacturer |
What do the ones and zeros represent in the binary code? | alphabetic or numeric characters of information |
How many cycles per second is a Megahertz? | one million cycles per second |
How many Gigahertz does a top-level computer processor have? | four gigahertz, 4 gigahertz |
If someone is having trouble seeing the screen on a computer, what can they do? | adjust brightness, anti-glare, magnify the screen, speech output |
What and where is a port? | A port is where devices connect to a computer, a port is usually on the back or on the side of the computer |
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