Type and Component Computer System Part 1

What is a stand alone computer?

• self-sufficient and can operate without connecting to other computers

• part of a group of connected computers

• computer desktop

• mobile device

What is this called?

• CPU
• Screen
• Mouse
• Box

What part of the computer do you use to type?

• Desktop
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Cursor

What part of the computer is this?

• Central Processing Unit
• Computer
• Tower
• Box

What does a computer allow you to do?

• Type documents and send email
• Browse the Internet
• Store and retrieve data
• All of the above

Basic parts of Computer?

• Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, & CPU
• Memory, Software, Hardware, & System

_______________ is known as the brain of a computer.

• Monitor
• Keyboard
• CPU
• System

What is hardware?

• all the ports and buttons of a computer
• is any part of your computer that has a physical structure.
• is any part of your desktop
• software

The _____ works with a video card, located inside the computer case, to display images and text on the screen.

• Monitor

• Computer Case

• Keyboard

• Mouse

What is software?

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
• the video card on the monitor
• the operating system
• the monitor and computer case