Computer Basics

You can use computer to?

• Type Documents

• Watch Movies

• Communicating

• Calculate

Answer explanation

You basically can do anything with a computer!

What is a Desktop Computer?

• A portable computer

• A small touchscreen computer

• Consoles

• A computer that has parts that are connected together

Answer explanation

A Desktop Computer is non-portable, that has many parts combined together and connected to each other.

What is a Laptop Computer?

• A calculator

• A computer that has parts that are connected together

• A computer with many processors in it

• A portable PC

Answer explanation

Laptop is a portable PC that you can carry almost anywhere

Which fact(s) about the differences between Desktop and Laptop are true

• Laptop can only upgrade their memory or hard disk

• Desktop has no battery

• You can upgrade everything in Desktop

• Laptop is portable

Answer explanation

Desktop isn't portable so it has no battery but you can upgrade everything in it. While Laptop, being portable and has battery, you can only upgrade the memory and hard disk but you cannot make any other changes.

What do you think the difference between Hardware and Software?

Answer explanation

Hardware is the electrical or mechanical hard parts of a computer. It has shapes and you can touch it in real life.

Software is a collection of programs installed in computer. They are in form of data and can only be used with a computer.

Which devices are called Input Devices?

• Monitor

• Microphone

• Earphone

• Mouse

Answer explanation

Input Devices are devices that help the user to input something into the computer, like text, commands, recording voices, etc. They allow you to send something from real life into the computer.

Microphone: input voice

Mouse: input movement to move the cursor inside

Which devices are called Output Devices?

• Web Camera

• Printer

• Speaker

• Graphic Tablet/Drawing Tablet

Answer explanation

Output devices are devices that give you an output or produce something out of the computer.

Speaker: produce sound.

Printer: produce prints

What is a CPU?

• The brain of the computer

• A Storage Device

• Graphic Card

• The Main Circuit

Answer explanation

The brain of the computer is called CPU. It is the center of the computer processes.