Computers - Module 1 - Day 2

What do you call this part of a computer?

• CPU

• monitor

• case

Which is NOT true about motherboard of a computer?

• All cards, the CPU, the power supply and everything else is plugged into it.

• It integrates all the components so they can communicate and operate together.

• The smaller it is, the more connectivity it allows.

Which is NOT true about the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

• It is comparable to a brain in a computer.

• It takes information from the RAM and processes it to perform the tasks required.

• The hotter it gets, the more efficient it becomes.

Which is NOT true about the Random Access Memory (RAM) of a computer?

• It stores data that can be read quickly.

• It keeps data of requently used programs ready for the CPU to process.

• It saves the data after the computer is restarted.

Which is NOT true about a graphics card (AKA video or display card)?

• It takes the burden of all the video processing from the main CPU.

• It processes the data from the motherboard and sends it to be displayed in the monitor.

• It may use an HDMI or VGA connector, or an Internet cable.

The storage of data in computers depends on...

• hard drives, which are mechanical and having moving parts.

• solid state drives, which are similar to SIM cards.

• all of the above.