ICT IGCSE - Hardware and Software

physical components that make up a computer system

• Hardware

• Software

A general term for the programs that control the computer system

• Software

• Hardware

What does CPU mean?

• Control Processing Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Center Protocol Unit

• Control Protocol Unit

Pick two things related to ROM

• It is volatile

• data is temporarily stored when running applications

• You cannot change the memory - only read it

• memory used to store information that needs to be permanent

What is the right description of this?

• Hardware

• Software

Choose 3 of these items that belongs in INTERNAL COMPUTER HARDWARE

• RAM/ROM

• Mouse

• MOTHERBOARD

• Microsoft Word

• VIDEO CARD/SOUND CARD

Select all that are examples of External Hardware

• RAM

• Keyboard

• Monitor

• Motherboard

RAM stores memory...

• temporarily

• permanently

(select all that apply) The CPU ...

• Carries out commands from hardware and software

• is also known as a microprocessor

• is the main internal storage

The computer’s main internal storage

• Internal Hard Disk Drive

• CD/DVD

• RAM

• ROM