Hardware Basics

The computer’s main circuit board is called a ________.

• motherboard

• hard drive

• Bluetooth Card

• monitor

Which feature is being used in this image?

• Webcam

• Touchpad

• USB Port

• Wi-Fi

RAM is like a computer’s ________, while a hard drive is like a computer’s ________.

• nervous system/brain

• long-term memory/short-term memory

• brain/nervous system

• short-term memory/long-term memory

What is Wi-Fi?

• A type of sound card

• An extra-wide computer case used by servers

• A type of wireless network

• A type of software that scans for viruses

The back of a computer case has ________________________ that are made to fit specific devices.

• connection buttons

• peripherals

• on/off buttons

• connection ports

This main part of the computer is often called the brain of the computer.

• Hard Drive

• Central Processing Unit

• Power Supply Unit

• Expansion Card

A pointing device for the computer

• Monitor

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Output

The speed of the processor is measured in _________

• km/hr

• MHz

• GHz

• MHz and GHz

What is hardware?

• The physical parts of the computer including the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse.

• The operating system and other programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Neither

• Both

The _________________________ allows the user to type information into the computer.

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Scanner

• Microphone