Understanding computers

What is the role of the POWER SUPPLY for a computer?

• Internal hardware component that supplies components in a computer with power.
• External plug that powers the computer up.
• It is a piece of software.

What is the role of the motherboard?

• The motherboard is a circuit board that connects the CPU to the memory and all the other hardware.
• The motherboard is the computers brain.
• It is a piece of software inside the computer.

What is the definition for software?

• Software is the physical parts of the computer
• Software is the programs that run on a computer.

What is the definition for hardware.

• Hardware is the physical parts of the computer
• Hardware is the programs that run on a computer.

How is a storage device best defined?

• Hardware that is used for storing data files and objects.
• Hardware that is used for removing data.

A scanner is known as a ......?

• input device
• output device
• storage device

A printer is known as a......

• input device
• output device
• storage device

What is a computer?

• "A clever box"

• "A computer which can store large amounts of data for the user".

• “A computer system is one that is able to take a set of inputs, process them and create a set of outputs.”

• "A device which only allows the user to extract data to then use in everyday life".

Which of the following is computer hardware?

• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Acrobat
• Keyboard
• Minecraft

Which of the following is an input device?

• Speaker
• Printer
• Headphones
• Mouse