IDT Hardware Assessment

The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Hard drive

A printed circuit board containing the main components of a computer, with connectors

• motherboard

• CPU

• RAM

• Graphics Card

Data that has not been processed for use.

• Raw Data

• Applications

• Media

• BIOS

Used to boost performance of your computer. Sometimes called PCI.

• Expansion Card

• Motherboard

• Power Supply

• BIOS

Software that supports a computer's basic functions.

• Operating Systems

• RAM

• Hard Disk

• BIOS

Responsible for what you hear in speakers or headphones. Also know as an audio card.

• Sound Card

• Network Card

• Graphics Card

• Power Supply

Allows your computer to communicate over a network and access the internet.

• Network Card

• BIOS

• Power Supply

• Applications

A program or piece of software designed and written to fulfill a particular purpose of the user.

• Application

• BIOS

• Hardware

• Data

Program used to get a computer system started once the system is turned on.

• BIOS

• Chip

• Application

• CPU

A self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism.

• Hard Drive

• Software

• BIOS

• Router