Hardware and Software

The part of a device that you can physically touch with your hands is called?

• Software

• Hardware

• Firmware

• Dinnerware

All of these are examples of Hardware EXCEPT

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Brain of the computer.  Carries out instructions that the computer is told to do.

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Which is NOT an example of an INPUT device?

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This allows your computer to connect to the internet

• Network Interface Card (NIC)

• Battery

• monitor

• CPU

This part of a computer provides power to the main parts of the computer

(a)  

This is where data is permanently stored in a computer

• RAM

• Battery

• Monitor

• Hard Drive

This very important part of the computer connects the many pieces together (i.e. RAM, CPU)

• Mother ship

• Motherboard

• father ship

• potato chip

A temporary form of memory which holds data when the computer is on. When computer is turned off it is lost.

• Heat sink

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Hard Drive

A speaker is an example of

• Input

• Output