U.3 -Inside of computer-vocab

a short term, quick memory source

• RAM

• drive

• expansion card

• motherboard

• slot

a part of computer used to cool the processor

• heat sink

• bug

• rootkit

• bus

• drive

a part of computer used to store large amounts of data

• case

• ROM

• hard drive

• expansion card

• motherboard

a part of computer used to increase a computer’s functions

• mother board

• heat sink

• expansion card

• rootkit

• visual display unit

When you save a file, it is permanently saved on the:

• RAM

• ROM

• cache

• case

• hard drive

a slotted board with circuits and ports

• motherboard

• VDU card

• bus

• cache

• heat sink

When keyboarding, all of the following are examples of good posture, EXCEPT

• eyes on the monitor

• fingers on "home row."

• feet on the floor

• back straight

• elbows on the table

a part of computer that completes tasks for the computer

• bus drive

• processor

• case

• heat sink

• adaptor

Which part of the computer is rated by how many bits of information they can receive in one second?

• modem

• memory

• drive bay

• microprocessor

• memory card

Which level cache memory within the CPU is the slowest?

• level 1

• level 2

• level 3

• level 4

• All have the same speed