Computer Components & Peripherals
Latest 2023 Graded A
motherboard ✔✔The main circuit board of a computer housing the microprocessor and
providing the means of connecting all the components that make up the computer.
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Computer Components & Peripherals
Latest 2023 Graded A
motherboard ✔✔The main circuit board of a computer housing the microprocessor and
providing the means of connecting all the components that make up the computer.
Power Supply ✔✔A box inside the computer case that supplies power to the motherboard and
other installed devices. Power supplies provide 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC. Also called a power
supply unit (PSU).
Central Processing Unit ✔✔Also known as the microprocessor; the brains of the computer.
Hard Drive ✔✔computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and
writes information on it
RAM ✔✔Random Access Memory
Optical Disk Drive ✔✔A disk drive that uses laser beams to read and write bits of information
on the surface of an optical disc.
Hardware ✔✔The tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched.
Software ✔✔A program or instructions that give directions to the computer.
keyboard ✔✔an input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special
function keys.
mouse ✔✔A device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen.
scanner ✔✔an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input
to a computer
printer ✔✔(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
input device ✔✔a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational
device
output device ✔✔a device that allows the user to see or hear the information the computer
compiles
monitor ✔✔the video screen of the computer.
Peripheral ✔✔device that can be attached to or used with a computer, such as a keyboard,
monitor, printer, or scanner
component ✔✔a piece of hardware that is inside and intregral to the computer
web cam ✔✔digital video camera connected to the WWW
headphones ✔✔a device with a part to cover each ear through which you can listen to music,
radio broadcasts, etc. without other people hearing
digital camera ✔✔a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
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