Computer Hardware CCEA Digital Technology

What are these?

• Tower
• Motherboard
• Harddrive
• RAM memory

What is this?

• Harddrive
• Tower
• Motherboard
• DVD

What are the physical components of a computer system called?

• Hardware
• Desktop
• Devices
• Peripherals

What does CPU stand for?

• Central Processing Unit
• Computer Processing Unit
• Computing Part Unit
• Core Process Unit

What is this component called?

• Spinning Disk Drive
• Optical Disk Drive
• Hard Disk Drive
• Floppy Disk Drive

• Hard Drive
• CD-ROM Drive
• USB Drive
• Floppy Disc

What does RAM stand for?

• Read All Memory
• Random Always Memory
• Read Access Memory
• Random Access Memory

The mouse is connected to your computer via what type of port?

• Mouse Port
• USB Port
• PS 2 Port
• Serial Port

What happens if you don't have enough RAM?

• Your computer will slow down because it has to load everything from the Hard Drive
• Your computer will speed up
• You won't get much wool from your sheep
• Your computer will run out of Hard Drive Space

What happens to data in Main Memory/RAM when we switch the power off?

• All data is lost
• All data is saved
• All data is backed up to the Hard Drive
• All data is saved to the Processor