Introduction to Computer Technology

What is a computer?

• A computer is case that manipulates information or data.

• A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information or data.

• A computer is powered box that manipulates information or data.

The physical parts of the computer is called:  ____________

• Binary Code
• Hardware
• Software
• Central Processing Unit

An output device that displays text, objects, graphics, photographs, video, and animation on a screen is called: __________

• Input Device
• Keyboard
• Modem
• Monitor

This system allows the user to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language. Without this, the computer is useless.

• Motherboard

• Operating system

• Central Processing Unit

• Server

A computer uses this to organize all of the different files and applications it contains

• Folders

• Hard drive

• Motherboard

• Operating system

"RAM" stands for

• Read Arithmetic Memory

• Real Access Memory

• Read Access Memory

• Random Access Memory

Software is ...

• Hardware for your computer

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it

• all hardware components

• any set of instructions for you to read

The picture is a representation of a

• ROM Chip

• Cache Chip

• RAM (Memory) Chip

• Buffer Chip

The brain of the computer that executes all commands:

• Processor chip

• RAM

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

A worldwide network of computers ?

• CPU

• RAM

• Internet

• Network