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Computer programs or applications that tell a computer what to do is called ________.

• Play Store
• Software
• Hardware
• Application Manager

The large circuit board where all components inside a computer are connected together is called the _________.

• Smartboard
• Processor (CPU)
• Motherboard
• Hard drive

The physical parts of the computer are called _______.

• software
• hardware
• computer parts
• computer case

For a wired network an Ethernet cable should be plugged into which port for you to have access to the internet? 

• Ethernet
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• Video Graphics Array (VGA)
• High Definition Multimedia Interface

This internal computer component is erased every time the computer is turned off.

• hard drive
• processor
• random access memory (RAM)
• keyboard

______ is a computer that houses lots of information and files that you can access through a network. 

• desktop 
• laptop
• server
• personal computer

Which one is an output peripheral for a computer?

• keyboard
• monitor
• mouse
• microphone

I am known as the "brain" of the computer because I receive information and carry out commands. I tell other parts of the computer what to do and when to do it.

• processor (CPU)
• motherboard
• power supply
• hard drive

I try to keep the processor cool.

• hard drive
• monitor
• random access memory (RAM)
• heat sink

These can be used to connect almost any type of device, including mice, keyboards, printers, and digital cameras.

• Audio In

• Audio Out

• USB Port

• Monitor Port