Computer Basics

_______ connects computers and allows them to talk to each other.

• Video card

• Network card

• BIOS

• CPU

Speakers are an example of a _________ device (part of a computer).

• Hard drive

• Input

• Memory

• Output

Match the following

• Keyboard

• Input

• Printer

• Input

• Game controller

• Output

• Moniter

• Output

• Mouse

• Input

______ holds all of the other circuit boards.

• Power supply

• Motherboard

• CPU

• ROM

Match the following

• Installing

• Memory is stored on chips on the motherboard.

• Flash drive

• Can hold information greater than a CD or DVD.

• Primary

• People who write code.

• Programming

• A set of instructions for the computer.

• Programmers

• Copying a program onto your hard drive from another source.

Programs are like _____ that allow people to work with computers without learning the computer's language.

• Translators

• Downloaded

• DVDs

• Installing

Using bits and bytes in different combinations to represent a code is known as_______.

• Translator

• Programming

• Installing

• CD

________ memory is stored on the hard drive.

• Secondary

• DVD

• Flash drive

• Primary

Basic Input/Output System

• Video card

• BIOS

• GUI

• Network card

______ wakes up the computer and reminds it what to do.

• CPU

• BIOS

• Power supply

• Hard drive