Quiz on Computer Devices and Peripherals

The main part of a microcomputer, sometimes called the chassis.

• system unit

• CPU

• monitor

• keyboard

The main circuit board of a computer. It contains all the circuits and components that run the computer.

• keyboard

• CPU

• motherboard

• system unit

It is the main “brain” or “heart” of a computer system. It performs all of the instructions and calculations that are needed and manages the flow of information through a computer.

• hard disk drive

• RAM

• motherboard

• CPU

An optical drive is a storage device that uses lasers to read data on the optical media.

• False

• True

It is any piece of computer hardware that displays results after the computer has processed the input data that has been entered.

• output device

• input device

• storage device